SANTORINI VINSANTO

APPELLATION: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Santorini

TYPE: Naturally sweet wine from sundried grapes

VARIETAL COMPOSITION: Assyrtiko (85%) and Aidani (15%)

Tasting Note

This classic dessert wine bears a deep orange-red color with brown tints. The nose is complex, ranging from sweet spices like cinnamon and cloves towards dried fruits such as apricots, prunes and raisins. Prolonged maturation of three years in oak barrels, delivers a mellow, velvety character, while balances the kicking acidity and reveals notes of honey and lemon. Long ageing potential.

• WINEMAKING
• VINTAGES
• AWARDS AND SCORES

• Vine parcels at Pyrgos Village and the small island of Thirasia, at an altitude up to 400 meters above sea level
  

  Age of vines: 20-60 years

  Planting density: 2,000-2,300 plants per hectare

  Yield per hectare: 3,000 Kg

  Harvest: handpicked between 20-30 August

  • The grapes are sundried for 6-8 days
  •  Slow fermentation for 40 days
  • Maturation: 36 months in 225Lt oak barrels of 4th and 5th fill
  • Ageing continues in the bottle

• 2012 Vintage
  

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  11.4	2.95	8.7	281.3

   

  2011 Vintage
  

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  9.8	3.04	9.6	308

   

  2010 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  11.3	3.00	8.9	285.6

   

  2009 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  11.0	3.10	8.7	208.3

   

  2008 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  11.5	3.15	8.9	305

   

  2007 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  12.55	3.34	8.1	202.1

   

  2006 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  11.35	3.14	10.4	268

• 2012 Vintage

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2019 – SILVER

   

  2011 Vintage

  INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION (IWSC) 2018 – SILVER

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2018 – GOLD 

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE (June 2018) – 95 points

   

  2010 Vintage

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2017 – SILVER 

  INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION (IWSC) 2017 – SILVER

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE (June 2017) – 94 points

  WINE AND SPIRITS (Year’s Best Greek Wines /August 2017) – 94 points

   

  2008 Vintage

  INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION (IWSC) 2016 – SILVER & OUTSTANDING

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2016 – GOLD

  WINE AND SPIRITS (August 2016) – 93 points (best score on the “Best Greek Wines – Sweet wines category)

  WINE SAVVY, EVAN SAVIOLIDIS – 90 points 

  “This dessert wine is a blend of 85% Assyrtiko and 15% Aidani that was sun-dried for ten days. Syrupy and concentrated, it possesses 280 grams of residual sugar and a personality of raisins, dried figs, prunes, molasses, maple syrup and buckwheat honey. There is a long finale with just enough acidity to provide symmetry”. (ES)

   

  2007 Vintage

  CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL DU VIN 2015 – GOLD

  INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION (IWSC) 2015 – SILVER

  CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES 2015 – SILVER

   

  2006 Vintage

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2015 – GOLD

The SantoWines SANTORINI VINSANTO includes also labels of 4, 8 and 12 years of ageing, as well as a collectible item of 23 years of ageing.

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