Decanter World Wine Awards: A Santorini wine won the only top platinum medal for Greece

27 medals in total for the wines of Santorini

It was another great medal harvesting year for the wines of Santorini, according to Decanter World Wine Awards 2018, which were announced a few days ago.

The competition is considered to be one of the most important and prestigious worldwide and is a reference point for oenophiles around the world.

Altogether, the wines from Santorini received 27 awards, among which the most important of the competition. The Assyrtiko 2016 from A. Karamolegos Winery received one of the 50 “Platinum – Best in Show” medals, the only one to be awarded to a Greek wine!

More specifically, the medals awarded this year to Santorini wines are as follows:

Platinum-Best in Show
Artemis Karamolegos Winery: Assyrtiko 2016 – 98/100

Platinum
Gaia Wines: Wild Ferment Assyrtiko 2017 – 97/100

Gold
Argyros Estate: Vinsanto 20 years barrel aged 1994 – 96/100
Artemis Karamolegos Winery: Pyritis Μega Cuvée 2016 – 95/100
Domaine Sigalas: Assyrtiko 2017 – 95/100

Silver
Argyros Estate: Assyrtiko 2016 – 93/100
Argyros Estate: Vinsanto 12 years barrel aged 2002 – 93/100
Tselepos – Canava Chrissou: Laoudia Single Vineyard 2016 – 93/100
Artemis Karamolegos Winery: Nykteri 2016 – 92/100
Domaine Sigalas: Kavalieros Assyrtiko 2016 – 92/100
Argyros Estate: Aidani 2017 – 92/100
Argyros Estate: Vinsanto 4 years barrel aged 2010 – 92/100
SantoWines: Assyrtiko 2017 – 92/100
Vassaltis: Assyrtiko 2016 – 92/100
Avantis Winery: Dolphins 2017 – 91/100
Boutari Winery: Assyrtiko 2017 – 91/100
Koutsoyannopoulos Winery: Vinsanto 2014 – 91/100
SantoWines: Nykteri 2017 – 91/100
Domaine Sigalas: Seven Villages – Akrotiri 2016 – 91/100
Artemis Karamolegos Winery: Vinsanto 2008 – 90/100
Tselepos – Canava Chrissou: Assyrtiko Vieilles Vignes 2017 – 90/100

Bronze
Argyros Estate: Estate Assyrtiko 2016 – 88/100
Argyros Estate: Marks & Spencer Atlantis Assyrtiko 2017 – 87/100
Domaine Sigalas: Aidani 2017 – 86/100
Koutsoyannopoulos Winery: Assyrtiko 2017 – 86/100
Domaine Sigalas: Nyctheri 2014 – 86/100

Commended
Avantis Winery: Afoura 2015 – 85/100

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