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100% Malagouzia, an ancient grape varietal producing highly aromatic wines with a round and soft palate. The wines...
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Alta Vita embodies the spirit and purpose-driven lifestyle of the Sardinians. The wine is full-bodied, robust and...
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$29.80
A fresh, complex, aerial Marsanne-based white wine. Notes of pear, peach, floral (hawthorn) and anise with a hint of...
750ml - Case of 6
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$98.94
Golden yellow in color with aromas of white pear and apple blossom. Rich and textural on the palate with flavors of...
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Ruby red in color with aromas of wild blackberry and ripe plum. Intense and elegant on the palate with notes of red...
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Intense aromas of marasca cherry and redcurrant with hints of blackberry jelly. Dynamic and enveloping on the palate...
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Cannonau is a typical grapevine in Sardinia that here in Usini assumes unique organoleptic nuances that are found in...
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Known in France as Grenache, this classic Cannonau is full-bodied, pure and authentic. It is a brilliant Ruby red and...
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$17.64
A light, dry white wine with a bright, pale yellow colour. Powerful and complex aromas between fruits...
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• Practicing organic.
• 100% Marsanne.
• From multiple steep parcels in the villages of Mauves, Tournon – the...
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$22.84
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100% Altesse. Local parlance can get confusing: the appellation “Roussette de Bugey” can also contain Chardonnay,...
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$32.94
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Marsanne.
• From the original Crozes villages of Crozes-Hermitage.
• A single...
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Marsanne.
• 60+ year old vines.
• 2 terraced parcels on opposite sides of the...
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Another beautiful white from the team, the 100% Marsanne 2021 Crozes Hermitage Les Meysonniers Blanc offers up lots...
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Very rich, but racy and well-focused, with a great minerally underpinning to the fresh butter, chamomile, yellow...
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As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231 cases...
Altesse Grenache Malagousia Marsanne
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.
It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?