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375ml
Bottle:
$13.22
12 bottles:
$12.96
This wine impresses red wine lovers immediately with spicy aromas of cassis, black cherry, plum, vanilla, oak and...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.94
$18.33
12 bottles:
$16.63
Lively lavender aromas elevate the dark berry and thyme scents on the nose of this bottling. The core of blueberry...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$68.93
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Merlot bursts with notes of baked black plums, boysenberry preserves, and black...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.88
12 bottles:
$19.48
Intricate aromas and flavors of plum and dark berry fruit, with a rich, plush mouthfeel and soft, refined tannins....
750ml - Case of 4
Bottle:
$45.03
The nose highlights its aromatic intensity and great personality with citrus, pink grapefruit, fennel, mint and a...
750ml
Bottle:
$22.94
12 bottles:
$22.48
The white 2021 Ultreia Godello shows freshness, restraint, balance and good freshness, with a very low pH of 3.19. It...
750ml
Bottle:
$9.94
This full-bodied, hardy red maintains an element of freshness throughout. An underlying herbaceous and earthy tone...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.38
$17.09
12 bottles:
$15.05
Vivid ruby. Cherry, cassis and succulent herbs on the fragrant nose, joined by a slowly building tobacco nuance....
750ml
Bottle:
$28.57
12 bottles:
$28.00
Planting a forest one bottle at a time.
Browne Family Vineyards is honored to partner with One Tree Planted....
750ml
Bottle:
$14.94
$16.25
This is a balanced, drink-me-now Merlot ideal for casual consumption. Find notes of fresh cedar, black cherry, plum...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.87
$14.30
12 bottles:
$11.40
Merlot is like that ol’ pick-up truck of mine. Dependable. A real worker. Just jump in and start it up. It never...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.75
$35.28
12 bottles:
$25.08
Captivating violet and rose petal aromas lead to fresh, light blackberry and black cherry flavors on a texture of...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.70
12 bottles:
$11.47
This 100% Merlot from Bordeaux combines charm and roundness, offering a nose with a complex bouquet, with red and...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.32
$34.80
93-95 The 2021 Laroque is a standout. Bright and racy, with tremendous persistence, Laroque stakes its claim as...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.25
12 bottles:
$22.79
This delicious and well-balanced Seven Ranchlands Merlot wine will go great with medium-bodied fare from spaghetti to...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.75
6 bottles:
$16.42
Showcasing the very best of Washington State Merlot, this bold wine has aromas of blueberry and marionberry with a...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.90
$18.48
12 bottles:
$13.99
Merlot has settled in Sicily. The balanced and round character of this grape variety meets the Sicilian sun.
Godello Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Merlot 2021
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
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Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
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With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.