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"Nostos" Alexandra's Red, Manousakis - 2018

Name: "Nostos" Alexandra's Red, Manousakis
Brand: Manousakis Winery
SKU: 46320
Price: 39.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 46320 750 mL

A blend of equal parts of Syrah and Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre. The Syrah was fermented in oak casks. A full-bodied red wine with aromas of garrigue, dark fruits and spice. Pair alongside and herb roasted lamb and oven roasted potoatos.

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$239.76/ Case of 6

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

Greece

Region

Southern

Sub-Region

Crete

Producer

Manousakis Winery

Grape Variety

Grenache

Mourvèdre

Syrah

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...