{"id":1598,"date":"2025-12-03T11:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:03:07","slug":"vinsanto-mikra-thira-8-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/vinsanto-mikra-thira-8-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"VINSANTO MIKRA THIRA | 8 Years Old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>VINSANTO MIKRA THIRA <\/strong>is the winery\u2019s first dessert wine \u2014 a creation shaped slowly and patiently over time. After eight years of aging in French oak barrels, it reveals the most concentrated and radiant expression of Santorini: the energy of the volcano, the power of the Aegean, and the tradition of a place that has long mastered the art of producing wines of great endurance and character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The story of Vinsanto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vinsanto is a living treasure of Santorini\u2019s winemaking heritage. It was the wine that traveled as far as Russia and across the Mediterranean, earning a reputation for its quality and distinctive character. From the 18th century to the present day, it remains perhaps the most recognizable and emblematic dessert wine tradition of Greece. It is produced from sun-dried grapes, a technique that gives the wine its signature concentration and remarkable longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The vineyard and production<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create VINSANTO MIKRA THIRA, old, own-rooted Assyrtiko (95%) and Aidani (5%) vines were used, cultivated in Santorini\u2019s unique volcanic soil of pumice, ash, and siliceous rock. The grapes are naturally sun-dried for 7\u201310 days to intensify their aromas and flavors, followed by a slow fermentation. The wine is then left to age for eight years in 225-liter oak barrels. Production is rare and limited \u2014 only 1,000 bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Character &amp; Taste<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wine has a deep amber color and remarkable complexity. On the nose, aromas of sweet spices, ripe and dried fruits, honey, and caramel gradually emerge. On the palate, it is velvety, rich, and well-balanced, with the characteristic acidity of Assyrtiko perfectly offsetting the natural sweetness of this dessert wine. The finish is long and silky, with lingering notes of nuts, honey, and spices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VINSANTO MIKRA THIRA is our own interpretation of a historic wine style,<\/strong> <strong>crafted with respect for Santorini\u2019s tradition and with the aim of expressing<\/strong> <strong>the island in a pure, contemporary, and refined way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its extremely limited production, it is available exclusively in \u03a4herassia and Santorini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The winery\u2019s first dessert wine has just been released!","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikrathira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}