Winery Creta OlympiasIsle Creta Red

Red wine of Crete of Greece

2.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

The tasters did not really appreciate this wine.

The Isle Creta Red of Winery Creta Olympias is a red wine from the region of Crete.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Food and wine pairings with Isle Creta Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Isle Creta Red

Original food and wine pairings with Isle Creta Red

Spicy food

The Isle Creta Red of Winery Creta Olympias matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of meat and goat pie, rice with paprika and merguez or chicken pie.

Details and technical informations about Winery Creta Olympias's Isle Creta Red.

Winery

Winery Creta Olympias

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Crete

Country

Greece

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gaglioppo

A very old grape variety cultivated in southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, etc.), the Greeks and Romans already knew it. It is related to sangiovese and mantonico bianco. According to Pierre Galet, Magliocco is identical to Galioppo.

Informations about the Winery Creta Olympias

The winery offers 29 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.

This winery is part of the Mediterra Winery &ndash Creta Olympias.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Crete

The Winery Creta Olympias is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6500 of of Greece wines

In the top 200 of of Crete wines

In the top 650000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

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: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.