Wines

60% Assyrtiko (white grape) – 40% Mandilaria (red grape). Brief pre-fermentation cold maceration. 50 years old vines from the viticulture areas of Exo Gonia, Megalochori, Messaria and Akrotiri. White wine vinification from then on, ageing on the lees for five months.

85% Assyrtiko, 15% Aidani. 'Young' Assyrtiko vines with an average age of 50 years old, grown in the lower elevation areas of Santorini, combined with young Aidani grapes. The wine ages on its lees for six months in stainless steel.

94 Points! Pouring from a 500-milliliter bottle, the Artemis Karamolegos Winery 2010 Santorini Vinsanto 12 Years Aged is 85% Assyrtiko from 100-year-old vines in various villages, and the remainder of the blend is 15% Aidani. The grapes are sun-dried (for nine to 14 days) for increased concentration and intensity. This dessert wine shows aromas of caramel, brown sugar and baked chestnut over a thick and syrupy mouthfeel. That thick texture is broken apart by high acidity. It is fermented in stainless steel and aged in French oak for a very long eight years. - Monica Larner, robertparker.com