Winery ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος (AB Vassilopoulos) Κρητικος Κοτσιφάλι - Μαντηλάρι (Cretan Kotsifali - Mandilari)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος (AB Vassilopoulos)'s Κρητικος Κοτσιφάλι - Μαντηλάρι (Cretan Kotsifali - Mandilari).
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Severnyi
Interspecific crossing between (dimiat or galan x vitis amurensis) and (vitis amurensis x vinifera unknown) obtained in 1978 by the Institute of Research and Development of Viticulture and Winemaking of Novotcherkassk (Russia). It can be found in Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, etc.), the United States, Russia and many Eastern European countries. Note that the dimiat is a relative of the white gouais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Κρητικος Κοτσιφάλι - Μαντηλάρι (Cretan Kotsifali - Mandilari) from Winery ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος (AB Vassilopoulos) are 2011, 2015, 2017, 2016
Informations about the Winery ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος (AB Vassilopoulos)
The Winery ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος (AB Vassilopoulos) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crete
The wine region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lyrarakis or the Domaine Economou (Oikonomoy) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crete are Vidiano, Vilana and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Crete often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cocoa or raisin and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, red cherry or red fruit.
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The word of the wine: Mansois
See servadou iron.
