Apostolos Maltezos | Medeleon

Name: Apostolos Maltezos | Medeleon
Address: Katouna, Aetolia-Carnania, 30004, Greece

Katouna, Aetolia-Carnania

Our story

My name is Apostolos Maltezos and I am an agronomist. In 2016 I stood on an empty plot of land in Katouna, in Aitoloakarnania, and planted the first olive tree with my own hands. Then another one, and another. I planted every olive tree myself, together with my father. I did not continue a family tradition, I started something new from the ground up. The first harvest came in 2020, and in 2025 our olive oil took the name Medeleon. Along the way Anita Mehrntantian, a biologist, joined me, and today we work this grove together.

The place

The olive grove sits in Katouna, in the area of ancient Medeon, in Aitoloakarnania in western Greece. Medeleon takes its name from this ancient city of Akarnania. This is where I planted the trees one by one and where Medeleon extra virgin olive oil is produced today, from Koroneiki olives.

How we work

I work the land guided by science and respect for nature, through regenerative farming. I carry out soil analyses, precision irrigation and strategic pruning, and I harvest at the right moment so the oil reaches its best flavour. As an agronomist I follow the grove closely at every stage, with personal care every single day. My goal is simple: to let the grove express its very best and to carry that into the bottle.