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750ml
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$12.05
12 bottles:
$11.81
COLOR: Clear pale yellow in colour, with greenish reflections.
NOSE: Fresh and slightly fruity bouquet with delicate...
750ml
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$12.94
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$12.68
Made from 100% Garganega, the main grape variety in the Soave DOC. A bright, fresh wine with delicate almond blossom...
750ml - Case of 6
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$18.00
Strong Soave tradition here, drawing on the older nomenclature of the zone that once referenced Chablis-type and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$33.52
750ml - Case of 12
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$33.52
1.5Ltr
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$21.85
$23.00
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$13.87
Pale yellow with greenish hues. Light-bodied and refreshing, offering a bouquet of melons, ripe apples, and pear....
375ml
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$65.94
The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
750ml
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$18.34
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$17.97
Pale gold color for our Aligoté. The mouth is refreshing and reveals a beautiful minerality, aromas of Granny Smith...
750ml
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$24.90
$26.00
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$24.70
• Practicing organic.
• 100% Aligoté.
• From the village of Bissy-Sous-Cruchaud, just oustside of Buxy...
750ml - Case of 12
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$18.41
The Bourgogne Aligoté is a white wine, greedy and fresh. Thanks to its freshness and fine liveliness, it is perfect...
750ml
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$18.40
12 bottles:
$18.03
This Bourgogne Aligoté, coming from the Auxerre area, is produced only from Aligoté grape. White wine, greedy and...
750ml
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$31.55
12 bottles:
$30.92
Supple and consistent, with a texture chiseled with an alert liveliness, it can be tasted at all stages of its life....
750ml - Case of 12
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$21.20
The 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté Les Maréchaux replaces the Petit Poiriers (for now) and this comes from 1.1-hectares...
750ml - Case of 6
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$28.80
The Aligoté is a rustic variety. It produces a lively and perfumed white wine, with peach, citrus, and acacia flower...
750ml
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$29.94
$31.12
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$29.34
A large single plot measuring 1 hectare, planted by “massal selection” (the traditional method of selecting...
750ml
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$36.72
12 bottles:
$35.99
Added to our estate in 2014, Les Bouillottes completes our range of Aligoté (“Les Grands Champs” in...
Aligote Garganega Ice Wine Savatiano
Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.
We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
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?