Winery ManousakisNostos Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Roussanne.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Nostos Blend of the Winery Manousakis is in the top 10 of wines of Crete.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nostos Blend of Winery Manousakis in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Nostos Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Nostos Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Nostos Blend
The Nostos Blend of Winery Manousakis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or tripe in the style of caen.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nostos Blend from Winery Manousakis are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Manousakis
The Winery Manousakis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crete
Largest Greek island and 2nd national wine region, millennia-old Minoan heritage. Signature native Vidiano in whites, rediscovered jewel: ample, expressive with signature apricot, yellow peach, white flowers, honey, tropical fruit and a mineral touch, round and long palate. Also fresh lemony Vilana, rare Plyto and Thrapsathiri. Liatiko reds (most planted) supple with cherry, dried herbs and spice; fruity Kotsifali, tannic Mandilari.
The word of the wine: Filling
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
