The Winery Michalakis of Heraklion of Crete

The Winery Michalakis is one of the world's great estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Michalakis wines in Heraklion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Michalakis 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 Michalakis wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), grilled sardine fillets or chicken with olives in a couscousier.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Michalakis. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or microbio.
The wine region of Heraklion is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zacharioudakis or the Domaine Alexakis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heraklion are Vilana, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heraklion often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, spices or smoke and sometimes also flavors of grass, vegetal or honey.
We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Heraklion, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or veal chop normandy style.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Michalakis. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or grass and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Michalakis. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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A very old grape variety grown in Greece, mostly at high altitudes, it is believed to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in the United States, but is practically unknown in France. According to A.D.N. analyses, it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vilana.