Kamara Kioutsouki EstateEstate Red
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Xinomavro and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Estate Red of the Kamara Kioutsouki Estate is in the top 70 of wines of Thessaloniki.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Red
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Red
The Estate Red of Kamara Kioutsouki Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.
Details and technical informations about Kamara Kioutsouki Estate's Estate Red.
Discover the grape variety: Xinomavro
Structured, taut reds with a clear ruby robe that quickly evolves towards tawny, firm tannins and sharp high acidity (hence its name, xino-mavro = acid-black), with aromas of red cherry, sun-dried tomato, black olive, dried herbs, spice, leather and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential, often compared to Nebbiolo. Absolute star of Naoussa PDO in Greek Macedonia, also Amyndeo PDO. Very late-ripening autochthonous Greek variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Red from Kamara Kioutsouki Estate are 2010, 0, 2011
Informations about the Kamara Kioutsouki Estate
The Kamara Kioutsouki Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Thessaloniki to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Thessaloniki
IGP at the heart of Greek Central Macedonia (Thessaloniki), vineyards 50–800 m tempered by the Aegean. Xinomavro is the signature red king ('acid-black'): structured and taut with black cherry, sun-dried tomato, olive, herbs and spice, firm tannins, lively acidity — compared to Nebbiolo, a great ageing wine. Fruity Limnio and Syrah as reds. Floral Malagouzia, saline Assyrtiko, fresh Roditis as whites.
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: Acescence
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
