Winery LyrarakisLegacy Red

Red wine of Crete of Greece

3.8

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Legacy Red of Winery Lyrarakis is a red wine from the region of Crete.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Legacy Red of the Winery Lyrarakis is in the top 50 of wines of Crete.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Legacy Red of Winery Lyrarakis in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or floral.

Food and wine pairings with Legacy Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Legacy Red

Original food and wine pairings with Legacy Red

Spicy food

The Legacy Red of Winery Lyrarakis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), leg of lamb with spices or curried veal roulades.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lyrarakis's Legacy Red.

Winery

Winery Lyrarakis

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Crete

Country

Greece

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Orion

Interspecific crossing between the optima and the white Villard obtained in 1964 and in Germany by Gerhardt Erich Allweldt (1927-2005). It can be found in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, ... not or little known in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Legacy Red - 2016

In the top 50 of of Crete wines

Average rating: 3.8

Legacy Red - 2015

In the top 50 of of Crete wines

Average rating: 3.7

Legacy Red - 2014

In the top 50 of of Crete wines

Average rating: 3.7

Legacy Red - 2013

In the top 50 of of Crete wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Legacy Red from Winery Lyrarakis are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery Lyrarakis

The winery offers 52 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Crete

The Winery Lyrarakis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 650 of of Greece wines

In the top 55 of of Crete wines

In the top 70000 of red wines

In the top 150000 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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