Lyrarakis Assyrtiko Vóila 2025 Bandol The wines are made traditionally

The wines are made traditionally and built to age

are rooted in a thin layer of red clay (30-50cm deep) over limestone bedrock

or roasted acorn squash with sage

then blended with infusions of caper berries and essential oils of lime peel and peppermint

Lyrarakis Assyrtiko Vóila 2025 Bandol The wines are made traditionallyThe Land Most people encounter Assyrtiko on Santorini, where it grows in volcanic pumice on the famous basket trained vines of the caldera. Crete is a different story. The Vila vineyard sits at 580 to 700 meters above sea level near Sitia in eastern Crete, on limestone soils that are dry farmed and organically managed. The altitude is the key: most Cretan vineyards are coastal and warm, but Vila's elevation creates a longer, cooler growing season that