Lyrarakis Liastos - Sweet White Wine - Vidiano Plyto Dafni Assyrtiko Thrapsathiri Vilana

This sweet "Liastos" wine is a blend of local grapes which sun-dry (in the shadow), giving us a concentrated juice with density of aromas and taste. Caramelised apricots with a hint of herbs　 in the nose, followed by a bitter orange marmalade mouthfeel, which is balanced by the wine's exceptional freshness.

Tasting Note:

Clear golden colour. Intense deep bouquet of rip peach and apricot compined by delicious overtones of marmalade and honey flavours. Rich mouthfeel with bright citrus acidity and a long aromatic aftertaste. This wine has an excellent bottle-ageing potential that an overpass 10 years.

Food matches:

Fruit, all traditional Cretan sweet pies and a large variety of creamy fruit desserts. Serve at 10°C - 11°C.

Varieties: Vidiano 25%, Plyto 5%, Dafni 16%, Assyrtiko 5%, Thrapsathiri 12%, Vilana 37%

Alcohol: 11.5%

Acidity: 7,8g/lt

pH: 3.3

Res.Sugar: 189 g/lt

Vineyard/Viticulture

Region: Alagni - Panorama area - Central Crete

Soil: Clay - Loam

Aspect: Varied (North - North East)

Vines: Cordon trained, spur pruned

Altitude: 480-600m above sea level

Irrigation: Not irrigated

Yield: 8tn/ha

Wine making:

This sweet "Liastos" wine is a blend of local grapes that sun-dry (7 days in the shadow and 2 days into direct sunlight), giving us a concentrated juice with density of aromas and taste. The wine has been aged in 225l oak barrels for 12 months.