Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός)

Red wine of Crete of Greece

3.2

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός) of Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) is a red wine from the region of Crete.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

On the nose the Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός) of Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός)

Pairings that work perfectly with Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός)

Original food and wine pairings with Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός)

The Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός) of Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, duck breast with orange sauce or county soup.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)'s Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός).

Winery

Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Crete

Country

Greece

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός) - 2018

In the top 100 of of Crete wines

Average rating: 3.3

Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός) - 2017

In the top 100 of of Crete wines

Average rating: 3.2

The best vintages of Rizitis Red (Ριζίτης Ερυθρός) from Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) are 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης)

The winery offers 26 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Crete

The Winery Dourakis (Ντουρακης) is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 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 150 of of Crete wines

In the top 600000 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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