Winery Creta Olympias - Vin de Crete Red

Winery Creta OlympiasVin de Crete Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vin de Crete Red of Winery Creta Olympias is a red wine from the region of Crete.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vin de Crete Red of Winery Creta Olympias in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Creta Olympias's Vin de Crete Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais

Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

Last vintages of this wine

Vin de Crete Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Crete wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500
Vin de Crete Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Crete wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Vin de Crete Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Crete wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Vin de Crete Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Crete wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Vin de Crete Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of Crete wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Vin de Crete Red from Winery Creta Olympias are 2014, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2016.

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 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Crete

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

Top wine Crete
In the top 4500 of of Greece wines
In the top 150 of of Crete wines
In the top 450000 of red wines
In the top 800000 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: Perfume

A pleasant scent most commonly associated with the world of flowers.

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