Estate ManolesakisExis White
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Exis White of the Estate Manolesakis is in the top 70 of wines of Drama.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Exis White of Estate Manolesakis in the region of Macedonia often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.
Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko
Taut and mineral whites with exceptional cutting acidity and a lean palate, on intense aromas of lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers, smoke and strongly marked volcanic saline-iodine notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Santorini PDO on the volcanic soils of the Cyclades (vines trained in kouloura baskets to protect against wind). Now exported to Australia, California and South Africa. Native Greek variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Exis White from Estate Manolesakis are 2016, 2017, 0, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Estate Manolesakis
The Estate Manolesakis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Drama to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Drama
Greek IGP of Eastern Macedonia (hills around Drama), mixed continental-Mediterranean climate, clay-limestone soils. Assyrtiko and Malagousia signature whites: taut and precise with notes of citrus, lime, white peach, white flowers and a saline mineral touch, vibrant acidity — leading white terroirs of continental Greece. Agiorgitiko supple red (cherry, raspberry, soft spices) and indigenous Limnio. Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah in international blends.
The wine region of Macedonia
Large wine region of northern Greece, 1st by volume, altitude vineyards tempered by mountain massifs. Signature Xinomavro ("acid black") as king grape: structured, complex reds with signature notes of tart cherry, dried tomato, black olive, Mediterranean herbs, leather and a mineral touch, firm tannins and long ageing — compared to Nebbiolo. Stars in PDO Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Rapsani. Also lively, mineral Assyrtiko, aromatic Malagousia as whites.
The word of the wine: Cryptogamic
Refers to diseases transmitted to plants by a fungus.
