Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: ripe forest fruit, chocolate, cinnamon, cedar
Palate: quince, barrique
Very deep, clear purple with ruby hues, intense and focused on ripe forest fruit coupled with chocolate, cinnamon, cedar and delicate barrique, full in the mouth with rounded tannins and a long aftertaste of intense quince.
What it pairs with
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Roast venison
Two years in oak and firm tannin give the frame that game needs. -
Beef wellington
The cedar and chocolate notes suit pastry-wrapped fillet and mushroom duxelles. -
Aged gruyere
The quince aftertaste plays against a nutty, long-matured cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Lantides Winery · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Agiorgitiko, Merlot
- Classification
- PGI Peloponnese
- Oak
- Twenty-four months in oak barrels
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- €20-22 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Cuvee Lantides
What does Cuvee Lantides taste like?
Lantides describes a very deep, clear purple colour with ruby hues and an intense nose focused on ripe forest fruit coupled with sweet aromas of chocolate, cinnamon, cedar and delicate barrique. The mouth is full with rounded tannins, balanced acidity and wood tones, and the aftertaste is long with an intense quince aroma.
What grapes are in Cuvee Lantides?
It blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Agiorgitiko and Merlot. Lantides does not publish the proportions.
How long can Cuvee Lantides be cellared?
The producer calls it a well-structured wine that can be cellared for eight to 12 years, after 24 months in oak barrels.
What food pairs with Cuvee Lantides?
Roast venison, beef wellington and aged gruyere all suit the wine's firm tannin and long, quince-scented finish.