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: Frontenac
A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).
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, 0 and 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 12 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.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
