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Mandilaria (Amorghiano)

Mandilaria (Amorghiano) wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Light
Origin
Greece
Top region
Rhodes
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Key regions
3
Pairings
4
Synonyms

Mandilaria (Amorghiano) is a red grape variety, and it traces back to Rhodes, Greece.

Structurally it lands at light body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and low alcohol.

Look for red fruit, cherry, plum, herbal, spicy and earth.

The regions that matter for it are Rhodes.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, medium vigour and a preference for warm.

It blends readily with Kotsifali.

Watch for the synonyms: Mandelaria, Mantilari, Mandilaria and Mandelari.

At the table it suits cretan meat pie with lamb, filet mignon and swedish-style meatballs with gravy.

The structure.

Body
Light
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Low
Flavours
red fruitcherryplum
Aromas
herbalspicyearth
Styles
dry redrosé

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Cretan meat pie with lamb
02 filet mignon
03 Swedish-style meatballs with gravy

Also labelled.

Mandelaria, Mantilari, Mandilaria, Mandelari.

Bottles to look for.

  • Aoton Winery Mandilaria PGI Attica, Greece
  • Artemis Karamolegos 'Terra Nera' Red PGI Cyclades, Aegean Islands, Greece
  • Avantis Estate 'Falcons Hill' Rose PGI Evia, Greece
  • Avantis Estate 'Mavrokoudoura' Erythros, Euboea, Greece
  • Avantis Estate Plagies Gerakion Rose PGI Evia, Euboea, Greece
  • C.A.I.R 'Chevalier de Rhodes' Dry Red, Rhodes, Greece
  • Domaine Sigalas Mezzo Apiliotis, Santorini, Greece
  • Estate Argyros Atlantis Red, Santorini, Greece

Mandilaria (Amorghiano): common questions

01.
What does Mandilaria (Amorghiano) taste like?
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Mandilaria (Amorghiano) tastes of red fruit, cherry, plum, herbal, spicy and earth. Structurally it lands at light body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and low alcohol.
02.
Where is Mandilaria (Amorghiano) from?
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Mandilaria (Amorghiano) originates in Rhodes, Greece.
03.
Where is Mandilaria (Amorghiano) grown?
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The key regions for Mandilaria (Amorghiano) are Rhodes.
04.
What food pairs with Mandilaria (Amorghiano)?
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Pour it with cretan meat pie with lamb, filet mignon and swedish-style meatballs with gravy.
05.
What else is Mandilaria (Amorghiano) called?
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Mandilaria (Amorghiano) is also labelled Mandelaria, Mantilari, Mandilaria and Mandelari.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Greece.

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