Winery ManousakisNostos Pink
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Nostos Pink of the Winery Manousakis is in the top 30 of wines of Crete.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nostos Pink of Winery Manousakis in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or pomegranate.
Food and wine pairings with Nostos Pink
Pairings that work perfectly with Nostos Pink
Original food and wine pairings with Nostos Pink
The Nostos Pink of Winery Manousakis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or veal axoa (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Winery Manousakis's Nostos Pink.
Discover the grape variety: Verdesse
Verdesse is a white grape variety, grown on an area of about 5 ha. It is found particularly in the Grésivaudan and Drac valleys. It is also called verdêche, étraire blanche de Grenoble or verdasse. The leaves are lobed and dark green in colour. Long, sturdy stalks carry the bunches. A juicy and sweet flesh is found under the white skin, turning amber red, of the mature berries. The berries are medium-sized and ellipsoid in shape. To be productive and vigorous, the variety is pruned rather long. Verdesse is not very resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, but it is very resistant to grey rot. A particularly alcoholic wine is produced from this variety. It has a pleasant flavour and a vegetal and floral scent. This wine does not keep long, and is best consumed during the first few years.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nostos Pink from Winery Manousakis are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015 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
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: Elegant
Said of a wine that, beyond balance, presents qualities of charm and harmony, without the slightest heaviness.
