1979 Kallos Thalassino Cosmos

Two different terroirs. One inland and one by the sea. But note: we’re not talking about the terroir where the grapes come from, but rather the terroir of Retsina. The next step after producing wines using sustainable resins (chemical-free) was to investigate how the origin of the resin might influence the aromas of the raw material and, consequently, the character of the wines. And the differences are striking. Using Assyrtiko from her own vineyard in Goumenissa as a baseline, with the same winemaking techniques and the sole variation being the origin of the rhenin, Eleni Kechri continues to evolve her research. The two micro-vintages come from the year 2023. Cosmos (the word represents the year 2023) Thalassino is an astonishing Assyrtiko, with notes reminiscent of sea salt and herbal hints of mint, as elegant and ethereal as a sea breeze. Remarkable, exquisite, and so excitingly different from the more classic stylistic Stergiano, it is a wine made from resin sustainably harvested from pine trees located by the sea in the Elati region of Chalkidiki, on the first peninsula.