The Winery Michalakis of Heraklion of Crete

Winery Michalakis
The winery offers 50 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Heraklion in the region 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.

Top Winery Michalakis wines

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.

The top white wines of Winery Michalakis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Michalakis

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), baked sea bream or mullet with onions and white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Michalakis

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 best vintages in the white wines of Winery Michalakis

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.16/5

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

  • Vilana
  • Dafni
  • Plyto
  • Thrapsathiri
  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Heraklion

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.

The top red wines of Winery Michalakis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Michalakis

How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, moroccan style leg of lamb or cordon bleu with veal and cured ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Michalakis

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.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Michalakis

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.41/5

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

  • Kotsifali
  • Mandilaria
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Plyto
  • Agiorgitiko

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 pink wines of Winery Michalakis

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Michalakis

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Michalakis

  • 2016With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Mandilaria
  • Kotsifali

The word of the wine: Fulfilled

Said of a wine at its peak that is balanced and offers all its aromatic potential.

The top sweet wines of Winery Michalakis

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Michalakis

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

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Michalakis

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Korinthiaki
  • Mavrodafni

Discover the grape variety: Vidiano

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Michalakis

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

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

News about Winery Michalakis and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Fulfilled

Said of a wine at its peak that is balanced and offers all its aromatic potential.

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