Gaia Thalassitis Submerged 2011: Straight from the Sea
From just three bottles recovered in 2014 to five hundred in 2016 it has a been a long way for Gaia Estate Thalassitis (translates as coming from the sea) Submerged version. This is the classic, salty and steely Santorini that Gaia produces with the notable detail that this wine matures under the sea at a depth of approximately 30 metres for five years.
Everything started as an experiment to see how the wine behaved under totally different maturation conditions yet now at its third vintage, the submerged version is becoming more mainstream for the people. An actual launch of the wine took place last night in Piraeus.
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