Winery Porto CarrasChateau Le Grand Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Chateau Le Grand Blanc of the Winery Porto Carras is in the top 10 of wines of Chalkidiki.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chateau Le Grand Blanc of Winery Porto Carras in the region of Macedonia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Porto Carras's Chateau Le Grand Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Solaris
Interspecific cross between merzling x Geisenheim 6493 (zarya severa x muscat ottonel) obtained in Germany in 1975 by Norbert Becker. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, England, etc. In France, it is still little known.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateau Le Grand Blanc from Winery Porto Carras are 2015, 0, 2017, 2016
Informations about the Winery Porto Carras
The Winery Porto Carras is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Chalkidiki to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chalkidiki
The wine region of Chalkidiki is located in the region of Macedonia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tsantali or the Domaine Claudia Papayianni produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chalkidiki are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Assyrtiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chalkidiki often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
The wine region of Macedonia
Greek Macedonia (Makedonia) is an expansive region in Northern Greece. It is bordered by the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria to the north and the Aegean Sea in the South. The vineyards in the mountainous region are extensively planted to Xynomavro, along with Roditis, Limnio and the more-international Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety. Macedonian red wines are noted for their firm tannins and big flavors, and the best examples are among Greece's most-sought-after reds.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
