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97-98 Spicy and complex with cardamom, green apple, pineapple and dried lime. Hints of white chocolate and mango,...
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Bright and crunchy white with layers of gooseberries, fennel, lemon grass and sea shells. White peach, too....
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Peach, apricot, pear and green apple combine with sweet tropical fruit touches lending both a freshness and rich,...
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The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
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A very pretty white with sliced-apple, praline and vanilla aromas and flavors that follow through to a full body with...
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Sliced-apple and lime with some aniseed and licorice. Iodine, too. Full-bodied with linear acidity and a fine tannin...
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A super white with dense mango, lemon and lime, as well as some clove and nutmeg. Full-bodied, really complete and...
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Bright pink grapefruit, honeyed citrus, and a touch of chalky minerality all emerge from the 2020 Château...
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A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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This has a fresh, floral aroma, with honeysuckle and elderflower notes leading the way, followed by a rather creamy,...
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Lime and spicy pear with crushed stone. Kumquats. Smoke and iron. Kiwi. Full and rounded with bitter pear and steel....
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While I loved the red from this château, their white might be even better! Based on 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25%...
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The 2021 Château De Fieuzal Blanc (65% Sauvignon and 35% Semillon) is terrific and shows the quality of the vintage....
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Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon from the top sites. Gravel and clay soil from 40+ year old vines. Fermented and aged in oak...
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Lemon and lime zest on the nose, smells bright and vibrant with crisp green apple. Fun and playful with a short of...
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40-year-old vines produce a white Bordeaux of fruit purity and aromatic complexity. Fermented in stainless steel,...
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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
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France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.