Winery MethymnaeosChidiriotiko Dry Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Chidiriotiko Dry Red of the Winery Methymnaeos is in the top 5 of wines of Lesvos.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chidiriotiko Dry Red of Winery Methymnaeos in the region of Aegean Sea often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Methymnaeos's Chidiriotiko Dry Red.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine royale
Variety obtained in 1845 by the Moreau-Robert company by crossing the frankenthal noir with the pinot blanc. It has not been propagated for a long time, which means that it is now in danger of disappearing. It is, however, listed in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1. - Synonym: Madeleine impériale, plant du caporal (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chidiriotiko Dry Red from Winery Methymnaeos are 2014, 2011, 2016, 2013 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Methymnaeos
The Winery Methymnaeos is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Lesvos to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lesvos
The wine region of Lesvos is located in the region of Aegean Sea of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Methymnaeos or the Domaine Makara produce mainly wines red and white. On the nose of Lesvos often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Lesvos, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wine region of Aegean Sea
The Aegean Islands – the most famous of which are Crete, Dodecanese/rhodes">Rhodes, Samos and Cyclades/santorini">Santorini – lie in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey. The islands have a Long and influential winemaking history spanning thousands of years, but in the modern day are most famous for Santorini's Dry, minerally, white wines made from Assyrtico-based white wines made from Assyrtico. The Aegean Sea covers roughly 83,000 square miles (215,000 sq km) between the Southern coast of Greek Macedonia and Crete in the south. Several groups of islands make up the Aegean archipelago, including the Sporades in the North, the Dodecanese just off the coast of Turkey and the Cyclades near the Attica coast.
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