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$29.88
$31.20
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$29.64
The 2021 Grenache Blanc Thompson Vineyard is bright and beautifully focused. Orchard fruit, mint, white pepper and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$35.00
Ripe pineapple, papaya, and slatey minerality on the nose. Intense but well-balanced tropical fruit flavors on the...
750ml
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$17.84
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$17.48
100% Albillo Real from small plots around the village of San Martin de Valdeiglesias. The various plots are planted...
750ml - Case of 12
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$27.34
Color: Intense and bright straw yellow, almost golden with maturity.
Perfume: Fine and intense, complex, with notes...
750ml - Case of 12
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$13.32
Floral aromas of peach, orange blossom, and pear on the nose. The palate is rich and vibrant with flavors of lemon...
750ml
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$22.04
$23.20
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$20.90
This orange wine is 100% Vital from Vinha do Outeiro (vo) from 25-year-old vines grown in Serra de Montejunto, in the...
750ml
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$29.95
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$29.35
100% Vital. From grapes from Vinha da Pena (vp) from 35-year-old vines planted in Serra de Montejunto, in the region...
750ml
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$49.94
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$48.94
The aroma calls out with discreet notes of fresh tropical fruits. Like life, it becomes more complex as the light...
750ml
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$17.93
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$17.57
100% Romorantin. Cour Cheverny has only existed as an AOC since 1997; François Cazin was instrumental in the drive...
750ml
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$21.20
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$20.78
• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
375ml
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$70.99
$76.94
This is a glorious icewine where acidity and sugar are in perfect harmony. The candied orange peel, ginger, straw and...
750ml
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$19.38
$20.40
Pais Blanco is made in a natural way. With the intention of respecting the aromas and the flavor offered by the...
750ml - Case of 12
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$25.01
Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
750ml
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$38.35
6 bottles:
$37.58
This wine is a true expression of the terroir, characterized by elegance and depth. It reveals aromas of acacia...
750ml
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$39.20
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$38.42
Its aromatic personality is characterized by notes of candied lemon, honey and a touch of vanilla. The palate is...
Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Mencia 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
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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