
Vinsanto Late Release Santorini
- Amber/Tawny
- Assyrtiko (80%), Athiri (10%), Aidani (10%)
Vinification & Aging
Grapes are sundried for fourteen days. Uninoculated fermentation in old cement vats at 25 oC for more than 8 months, stopping naturally.
Aged three years in old cement vats, followed by sixteen years in exhausted French oak, in a mix of barriques, 300 lt & 500 lt, and Russian oak, in 50+ years old 1250 lt & 1350 lt barrels.
Ecosystems
The average vine age exceeds 70 years, while the oldest parcels of the estate are more than two centuries old. The average yields, on a plentiful vintage, rarely gets higher than 21 hl/ha, an impressively, if not catastrophically, low number, matched by very few wines around the world. Work in the vineyard is meticulous, with hundreds of man-hours per year per hectare, since every single vine is considered a unique organism.
Tasting Notes
Deep amber. Great viscosity in the glass. Intense, deep and extremely complex nose, showing oak, fruit cake and raisin bread notes. Huge development in the glass. On the palate is has a masterful balance between the sweetness and the vivacity coming from the bright acidity. High concentration, extremely high intensity of flavors and a very long, deep, enveloping finish.