Winery DouloufakisAlárgo
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Alárgo of the Winery Douloufakis is in the top 60 of wines of Crete.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alárgo of Winery Douloufakis in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alárgo
Pairings that work perfectly with Alárgo
Original food and wine pairings with Alárgo
The Alárgo of Winery Douloufakis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or banh mi sandwich.
Details and technical informations about Winery Douloufakis's Alárgo.
Discover the grape variety: Lercat
Most certainly Pyrenean of Jurançonnais more precisely. It has long been confused with the lauzet, although its leaves are somewhat different. It is practically no longer present in the vineyards, which means that it is clearly on the way out. Published genetic analyses have revealed that it is related to one or more grape varieties, including Courbu Blanc. For more information, click here! - Synonymy: Arcat in Lasseube (Pyrénées atlantiques) (the synonymy of the grape varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alárgo from Winery Douloufakis are 2016, 2013, 2011, 0 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Douloufakis
The Winery Douloufakis 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.
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: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
