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Endlessly versatile! A bright, aromatic dessert wine with a tart acidity and notes of ripe peach and apricot combined with marmalade and a hint of honey and spice. Great with soft cheeses or fruity puddings!
Type: Sweet, Dessert
Country of Origin: Greece
Region: Crete
Grapes: Thrapsathiri 39%, Vidiano 38%, Vilana 10%, Plyto 6%, Dafni 4% & Assyrtiko 3%.
Vintage: 2024
Style: Straw Wine
Sweetness: Sweet
Other: Vegan, Vegetarian
The grapes are grown in various locations in Alagni in central Crete on clay - loam soils with no irrigation. The vineyards are at an altitude of 480 - 600m above sea level. After harvest, the grapes are sun dried for 7 days in the shade and 2 days in full sun. After fermentation the wine is aged in 225L oak barrels for 12 months.
The wine has the potential to age and develop in the bottle for over 10 years.
A family winery, the Lyrarakis Estate has been producing high quality wines since 1966. They specialise in indigenous varieties, with an emphasis on rare and unusual strains. An indication of their success has been the re-establishment of Dafni and Plyto vines.
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