Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)Kudos Carignan
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
The Kudos Carignan of the Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) is in the top 10 of wines of Chania.
Food and wine pairings with Kudos Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Kudos Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Kudos Carignan
The Kudos Carignan of Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of ramen burger or colombian lentils.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)'s Kudos Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Calabre blanc
This is a very old grape variety, most certainly of Italian origin, not to be confused with other grape varieties with the name or synonym Calabria. Writings sometimes mention a white calabre resulting from an intraspecific crossing between bicane and muscat à petits grains blancs, although we are not sure that it is the same variety described here. You will note below that the leaf is very similar to that of the muscat à petits grains, to be continued. It can still be found in Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Kudos Carignan from Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) are 2015, 2010, 2014, 0 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)
The Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Chania to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chania
The wine region of Chania is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Manousakis or the Domaine Dourakis (Ντουρακης) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chania are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Vilana and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chania often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or earth.
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: Douçâtre
Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.
