Zambartas Maratheftiko

The Maratheftiko is a Cypriot powerhouse. Traditionally, the Maratheftiko was used by the winemakers of Cyprus to give more color to their pale red wines from the island's most widely planted Mavro grape. Nowadays, winemakers prefer to use a mono-cépage of Maratheftiko.

Ruby red. This wine from the Maratheftiko grape smells of cherry fruit and is quite spicy. In the mouth you taste cherry bonbons but also plums, licorice and a lick of tannin. This is a food wine that yearns for fatty lamb.

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The Maratheftiko is a Cypriot powerhouse. Traditionally, the Maratheftiko was used by the winemakers of Cyprus to give more color to their pale red wines from the island's most widely planted Mavro grape. Nowadays, winemakers prefer to use a mono-cépage of Maratheftiko.