Winery LyrarakisOKTO Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the OKTO Red of Winery Lyrarakis in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with OKTO Red
Pairings that work perfectly with OKTO Red
Original food and wine pairings with OKTO Red
The OKTO Red of Winery Lyrarakis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, lamb curry with coconut milk or seafood pastilla.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lyrarakis's OKTO Red.
Discover the grape variety: Saperavi
Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of OKTO Red from Winery Lyrarakis are 2016, 2015, 2011, 2010 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Lyrarakis
The Winery Lyrarakis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 59 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
