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750ml
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$53.88
12 bottles:
$52.80
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino is a pretty, translucent ruby color. The dusty bouquet blends dried roses and violets...
750ml
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$96.94
12 bottles:
$95.00
A Brunello with plenty of cherry and walnut character. Coffee, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and a...
750ml
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$42.72
6 bottles:
$41.87
In the austere camp, delivering plum, cherry, graphite, leather and earth notes. Vibrant, firm and long, in a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$88.14
Elegant and complex with notes of matured dark fruit, leather and underbrush. Well balanced with pronounced and...
750ml - Case of 3
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$144.93
A powerful version, this red delivers concentrated plum, black cherry, iron and earth flavors allied to a base of...
750ml
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$30.94
6 bottles:
$30.32
I love the purity of fruit to this delightful sangiovese with fresh hibiscus tea, rose petals and orange rind. Medium...
750ml
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$44.90
Alluring, with quince, creamed pear, verbena and green almond flavors allied to a creamy texture, all offset...
750ml
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$39.93
12 bottles:
$39.13
A firm, silky red with beautiful density and tightness, showing finesse and focus. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
750ml
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$39.76
12 bottles:
$38.96
The sliced dark-cherry and floral aromas with hints of meat and spice are beautiful. Full body, round and chewy...
750ml
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$124.94
6 bottles:
$122.44
A very pretty, focused Brunello with blue fruit, black cherries and some cedar and sandalwood. Crushed stones, too....
750ml
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$200.89
3 bottles:
$200.00
Timelessly fascinating, it loves to share its story. It is a sensual wine, seducing with a soft velvetiness that...
750ml
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$200.89
3 bottles:
$200.00
A monolith of elegance and finesse, depth and intensity, a celebration of ancient memories of its birth-place.
750ml
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$109.94
6 bottles:
$107.74
Intense aromas of dark cherries, oak bark, black truffles and violets. It’s full-bodied and chewy with firm, silky...
750ml
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$116.00
Ripe and supple, boasts cherry, raspberry and plum flavors, augmented by juniper, thyme and earth notes. It firms up,...
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva 2015
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$91.95
Laced with ripe cherry, strawberry, floral, spice, iron and leather flavors, this red is complex and charming, yet...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$204.95
Earthy aromas of truffle, underbrush, rose and new leather shape the nose along with scents of dark-skinned berry and...
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Baricci Brunello Di Montalcino 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$91.75
The full name of this estate is Baricci Colombaio Montosoli, and indeed it is one of the protagonists of the...
750ml - Case of 6
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$83.53
Great purity of sangiovese with cherry, plum and fresh flowers. Hints of orange peel. Ash. Balsamico. Full body, with...
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.95
Amazing aromas of black truffle and cherry with wet earth. Walnut also. Iodine. Rusty. Full body, intense acidity...
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Bibi Graetz Toscana Testamatta Rosso 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$86.95
#5 TOP 100 WINES OF 2017. A stunning wine. This is the best Testamatta ever made. Fascinating aromas of red fruits,...
Chenin Blanc Mavrodaphne Sangiovese 2015
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
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?
The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.