The Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) of Lasithi of Crete

Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) - Chardonnay
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Lasithi in the region of Crete

The Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Lasithi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines

Looking for the best Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines in Lasithi among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) 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 Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

How Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, sophie's tuna cake or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

On the nose the white wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou). often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou).

  • Thrapsathiri
  • Chardonnay
  • Assyrtiko
  • Vilana

Discovering the wine region of Lasithi

The wine region of Lasithi is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Τοπλογ (Toplou) or the Domaine Τοπλογ (Toplou) produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lasithi are Chardonnay, Vilana and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lasithi often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Lasithi, producing 8 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lasithi go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

How Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or butternut soufflé.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

On the nose the red wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou). often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou).

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Kotsifali
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Vilana

A very old grape variety grown in Greece - one of the main ones - most often at high altitude, it is said to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in Italy, but is practically unknown in France. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vidiano.

The top pink wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

How Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou).

  • Liatiko

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

The top sweet wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

How Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou). often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou).

  • Liatiko

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou)

Planning a wine route in the of Lasithi? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou).

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.

News about Winery Τοπλογ (Toplou) and wines from the region

La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals

Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...

Willamette Valley grape crop is dealt a frosty blow

On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...

Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years on

In 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Meanwhile in the UK, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to its second landslide victory. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. According to many Rhône winemakers and wine collectors, this is how long a bottle of Hermitage should lay undisturbed until you open it. Is it really worth the wait? I recently tasted 11 Hermitage 2001s – seven red, two white, two sweet – to test the 20 year hypothesis and see how these ...

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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