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Harvest takes place in mid\u2011August, capturing the ideal maturity and freshness of the fruit, while replanting every 12\u201315 years preserves the vitality and consistency of the vineyard.<\/p>\n<p>The wine reflects the character of its origin with clarity and finesse, offering a rounded texture, aromatic layers of refined red fruits, and a subtle earthy signature that enhances its balanced and gentle personality, highlighting the natural harmony and delicacy of the variety. A Merlot with a distinctly Cretan identity, combining warmth, elegance, and balance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"awards-logos\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3911\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/THESS-BRONZE-2025-1-226x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/THESS-BRONZE-2025-1-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/THESS-BRONZE-2025-1-600x795.png 600w, https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/THESS-BRONZE-2025-1-772x1024.png 772w, https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/THESS-BRONZE-2025-1-768x1018.png 768w, https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/THESS-BRONZE-2025-1.png 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautifully balanced Merlot with a deep, vibrant red color and aromas of red fruits such as cherry and strawberry, complemented by subtle earthy and herbal notes. On the palate it is round and expressive, with soft yet present tannins and a pleasant acidity that adds freshness. The fruit is clean and juicy, harmoniously intertwined with gentle earthy undertones. The finish is long, smooth, and refined, leaving an impression of elegance and balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8526,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[112,114,106,103,108],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7970","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-375-ml","product_cat-750-ml","product_cat-cork","product_cat-dry","product_cat-red","pa_typos-pomatos-felos","pa_xoritikotita-ml-375ml","pa_xoritikotita-ml-750ml","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal-slider","ast-product-gallery-with-no-image","ast-product-single-variable","ast-product-tabs-layout-horizontal","ast-qv-on-image","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7974,"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7970\/revisions\/7974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=7970"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=7970"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-0.vorizanakiswinery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=7970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}