Symbolo Red Dry Wine by Lyrarakis Winery 750ml

Symbolo Red Dry Wine by Lyrarakis Winery

the wine SYMBOLO, produced in Crete from Syrah, Mandilaria, Kotsifali, and Vidiano grapes. This wine, first released in 2005, is available only in exceptional years. Its 7th edition, from the 2021 harvest, is characterized by maturation and concentrated aromas. The grapes come from the best vineyards and were aged for 20 months in new oak barrels. In 2024, 3,700 bottles of 750ml were filled, with the potential for further aging in the bottle for 10-15 years.

The Lyrarakis Winery has been producing high quality wines since 1966 with emphasis on rare Cretan grape varieties. The Lyrarakis family winery has revived ancient Cretan varieties, Dafni and Plyto and Melissaki.

Today, the management of the Lyrarakis Winery has passed to the second generation. The family vineyard covers an area of 140 hectares on calcareous gravelly soils and has an average altitude of 550 meters.

Surrounded by the idyllic setting of the vineyards and the Lassithi mountains the Lyrarakis winery offers the opportunity to visit their estate and enjoy nature and taste Lyrarakis wine varieties.

Lyrarakis wines are greatly appreciated abroad, with many international prizes and awards and they are exported to several European countries and in North America (USA & Canada).