The Domaine Menexes of Crete

Domaine Menexes
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Crete.
It is located in Crete

The Domaine Menexes is one of the best wineries to follow in Crete.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Menexes wines

Looking for the best Domaine Menexes wines in Crete among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Menexes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine Menexes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Menexes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Menexes

How Domaine Menexes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, mathieu's lamb tagine or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Menexes

  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Menexes.

  • Kotsifali
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mandilaria

Discovering 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.

We currently count 68 estates and châteaux in the of Crete, producing 394 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top pink wines of Domaine Menexes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Menexes

How Domaine Menexes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Menexes.

  • Kotsifali
  • Mandilaria

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top white wines of Domaine Menexes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Menexes

How Domaine Menexes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Menexes

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Menexes.

  • Vilana
  • Vidiano
  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Menexes

Planning a wine route in the of Crete? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Menexes.

Discover the grape variety: Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

News about Domaine Menexes and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

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