Winery Lykos Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Merlot of the Winery Lykos is in the top 80 of wines of Evia.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Lykos matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables or wild boar ragout with kriek.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lykos's Merlot.
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.
Informations about the Winery Lykos
The Winery Lykos is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Evia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Evia
The wine region of Evia is located in the region of Continental Greece of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Avantis or the Domaine Avantis produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Evia are Merlot, Assyrtiko and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Evia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, apples or spices and sometimes also flavors of black olive, red fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Continental Greece
Central Greece is a large geographical region in the heart of mainland Greece. Home to around 4. 5 million Greeks and the capital city, Athens, the region is also the birthplace of one of the country's most famous wines, Retsina. ALong with this idiosyncratic wine (which is mostly made from the local Grape/savatiano">Savatiano grape), many Dry red and white wines are produced in Central Greece, from varieties as far-ranging as Assyrtico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Athiri.
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The word of the wine: Stirring
In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).
