Winery BoutariSkalani
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Skalani of the Winery Boutari is in the top 30 of wines of Heraklion.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Skalani of Winery Boutari in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Skalani
Pairings that work perfectly with Skalani
Original food and wine pairings with Skalani
The Skalani of Winery Boutari matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef kidney, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or loubia.
Details and technical informations about Winery Boutari's Skalani.
Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko
This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Skalani from Winery Boutari are 2012, 2011, 2009, 2004 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Boutari
The Winery Boutari is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 79 wines for sale in the of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Heraklion
The wine region of Heraklion is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zacharioudakis or the Domaine Alexakis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heraklion are Vilana, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heraklion often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, spices or smoke and sometimes also flavors of grass, vegetal or honey.
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: Vintage (champagne)
It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.
