The Winery Mercouri Estate of Ilia of Peloponnesos

Winery Mercouri Estate
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Peloponnesos.
It is located in Ilia in the region of Peloponnesos

The Winery Mercouri Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Ilia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mercouri Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Mercouri Estate wines in Ilia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mercouri Estate wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Mercouri Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Mercouri Estate

How Winery Mercouri Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Mercouri Estate.

  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

Discovering the wine region of Ilia

The wine region of Ilia is located in the region of Peloponnesos of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Christos Kokkalis or the Domaine Ktima Brintziki produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ilia are Assyrtiko, Merlot and Agiorgitiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ilia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tree fruit or vegetal.

We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Ilia, producing 28 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ilia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top red wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mercouri Estate

How Winery Mercouri Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb tagine with honey and onions or osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mercouri Estate. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of raisin, cinnamon or dark fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mercouri Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Mercouri Estate.

  • Refosco
  • Mavrodafni
  • Avgoustiatis
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko

This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.

The top white wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mercouri Estate

How Winery Mercouri Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of guinea fowl with cabbage, duck breast with peaches and spices or pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mercouri Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Mercouri Estate.

  • Viognier
  • Rhoditis
  • Assyrtiko
  • Albariño

The word of the wine: Yellow wine

White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.

The top pink wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mercouri Estate

How Winery Mercouri Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mercouri Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mercouri Estate

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Mercouri Estate.

  • Agiorgitiko
  • Avgoustiatis

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mercouri Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Ilia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mercouri Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Mercouri Estate and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

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The word of the wine: Yellow wine

White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.