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2012 Vin Liastos Monemvasia-Malvasia, Monemvasia Winery Tsimbidi

2012 Vin Liastos Monemvasia-Malvasia, Monemvasia Winery Tsimbidi

Laconia, Greece

This is a remarkable Greek sweet wine with history, rarity and real emotional pull. Deep amber in the glass, it opens with dried apricot, fig, orange peel and raisin, followed by caramel, toasted nuts, coconut, honey and a gentle savoury spice. It is rich and intense, but not heavy; the brightness beneath the sweetness gives it lift, energy and balance.

On the palate, it is luscious, concentrated and beautifully poised, with layers of dried fruit, nut brittle, citrus peel and warm caramel carried by fine acidity and subtle tannic grip. The finish is long, golden and deeply satisfying. A superb dessert wine for anyone who loves Tokaji, Vin Santo or great sweet wines with complexity, age and a story worth telling.

For when
The dessert course deserves a legend.

Pairs with
Baklava, almond tart, orange cake, crème brûlée, nut-based desserts, honey pastries, blue cheese, aged hard cheeses, dried figs or salted caramel pudding.

Monemvasia Winery Tsimbidi has brought one of Greece’s great historic wines back to life. Malvasia was once famed across medieval Europe, named after the castle town of Monemvasia, before disappearing for centuries. This Vin Liastos is made in its birthplace from local Greek varieties, reviving that lost tradition in a bottle that feels both ancient and beautifully alive.

Whats in the bottle
Asproudi 10%, Assyrtiko 10%, Kydonitsa 20%, Monemvasia 60%

Notable Awards
Gold Medal, 96 points – Decanter World Wine Awards 2026

£36.75 - £36.75
£36.75
£36.75 - £36.75
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Monemvasia Winery Tsimbidi was founded in 1997 by the Tsimbidis family with a clear and ambitious purpose: to restore Monemvasia’s historic wine identity and bring its local Greek varieties back to international attention. Based in Laconia, in the south-eastern Peloponnese, the winery works with grapes such as Monemvasia, Kydonitsa, Assyrtiko and Asproudi, focusing on wines that express the region’s history, climate and coastal Mediterranean character.

The estate is especially important for its role in reviving Monemvasia-Malvasia, the legendary sweet wine once traded across Europe during the medieval period. After centuries of absence, the style was officially recognised again as a Protected Designation of Origin, and Monemvasia Winery became central to its modern rebirth.

For customers, this is more than a dessert wine. It is a rare piece of Greek wine history: distinctive, deeply flavoured, internationally awarded and made by the family who helped return one of Europe’s lost wine legends to the glass.

The 2012 Vin Liastos Monemvasia-Malvasia is a naturally sweet white wine from the PDO Monemvasia-Malvasia. The blend is 60% Monemvasia, 20% Kydonitsa, 10% Assyrtiko and 10% Asproudi, all local Greek varieties tied to the history and revival of the appellation.

The grapes were picked overripe and sun-dried for around 12 days, concentrating sugars, flavour and texture before pressing. The concentrated must was fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, then aged for two years in oak barrels, including 225-litre second-use barriques. The 2012 vintage followed a mild winter, dry spring and very hot summer, with heat reducing yields but giving concentrated fruit.

Alcohol is 13.5%, residual sugar is 178g/l, the wine is suitable for vegetarians and vegans, and it is bottled in 37.5cl format.