Mercouri EstateAntares
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
The Antares of the Mercouri Estate is in the top 10 of wines of Ilia.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Antares of Mercouri Estate in the region of Peloponnesos often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Antares
Pairings that work perfectly with Antares
Original food and wine pairings with Antares
The Antares of Mercouri Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese.
Details and technical informations about Mercouri Estate's Antares.
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 Antares from Mercouri Estate are 2016, 2014, 2011, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Mercouri Estate
The Mercouri Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Ilia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ilia
PGI (2004) of north-west Peloponnese around Olympia, fertile plains and hills from 10 to 700 m irrigated by the Alfios and Pinios rivers, humid Mediterranean climate. Roditis and Avgoustiatis are the autochthonous signatures — Roditis as a pale pink-tinged white with lively citrus notes, stone fruit and a floral hint. Mavrodaphne full-bodied and liqueur-like in reds. Refosco, Agiorgitiko and Merlot in fleshy reds with red fruits and spices.
The wine region of Peloponnesos
Southern Greece, the country's 2nd region by volume, high-altitude vineyards (200-900 m). Signature Agiorgitiko at Nemea ("Hercules' Blood"): deep ruby reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, blackberry, sweet spices and a balsamic touch, supple tannins and a velvety palate — fleshy and accessible. At Mantinia (600 m), pink-skinned Moschofilero gives aromatic whites (rose, citrus, white flowers). Sweet fortified Mavrodaphne, fresh Roditis.
The word of the wine: Grape varieties
All the grape varieties that make up a vineyard, an appellation, a wine region.
