Winery PaterianakisMelissinos White
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The Melissinos White of the Winery Paterianakis is in the top 5 of wines of Peza.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Melissinos White of Winery Paterianakis in the region of Crete often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Melissinos White
Pairings that work perfectly with Melissinos White
Original food and wine pairings with Melissinos White
The Melissinos White of Winery Paterianakis matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta gratin, gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa) or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Paterianakis's Melissinos White.
Discover the grape variety: Baroque
Structured, full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden hue, a broad palate and moderate acidity, featuring aromas of yellow fruits (pear, apricot), white flowers (acacia) and spicy Landes notes. Late ripening, resistant to powdery mildew. Star of the Tursan AOC, it defines Gascon whites and contributes to Landes white blends. Native white variety of the Adour basin, grown in Tursan and the Gers.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Melissinos White from Winery Paterianakis are 2013, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Paterianakis
The Winery Paterianakis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Peza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Peza
Crete's most productive PDO (~70% of Cretan wine, Heraklion district, centre-north, vineyards above 300 m up to 800 m, calcisoils of dense clay to sandy loam preserving depth freshness, Mediterranean with hot summers and mild rainy winters). Kotsifali (75%) and Mandilaria (25%) are the autochthonous signature reds in the blended appellation — pale aromatic Kotsifali with fine tannins rounds out the rustic colourful tannicity of Mandilaria. 100% Vilana for whites.
The wine region of Crete
Largest Greek island and 2nd national wine region, millennia-old Minoan heritage. Signature native Vidiano in whites, rediscovered jewel: ample, expressive with signature apricot, yellow peach, white flowers, honey, tropical fruit and a mineral touch, round and long palate. Also fresh lemony Vilana, rare Plyto and Thrapsathiri. Liatiko reds (most planted) supple with cherry, dried herbs and spice; fruity Kotsifali, tannic Mandilari.
The word of the wine: Foxé
An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.
