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Red
375ml
Bottle: $26.94
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A beautiful, vintage-dated tawny that straddles the fruit of a young port with the nutty and walnut character of a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.89
A beautiful, vintage-dated tawny that straddles the fruit of a young port with the nutty and walnut character of a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $538.01
Phenomenal aromas and flavors of pure fruit with stones and rock. Turns to mint and eucalyptus. Full body, with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $220.55
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $207.11
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1266.79
Saturated ruby to the rim. Outstanding floral lift to the aromas of cassis, licorice, menthol and pungent...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $162.24
Bright red-ruby. Enticing aromas of cassis, black cherry, licorice and wild herbs. Dense, layered and deep; at once...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $512.53
A more mineral, floral-tinged style in this vintage, with blueberry and blackberry fruits, beautifully aromatic if a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $117.01
Nose: Floral Notes of Violets & Cassis, Red & Black Cherry Fruit. Palate: Rich, Plush Mouthfeel, Crushed Red Cherries...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1181.69
The 2009 Promontory is a magnificent Bordeaux-styled red offering up notes of burning embers, scorched earth (not...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $112.88
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $66.83
Sweet berries, cherries, cedar and dried flowers on the nose. Some lemon and lime zest, too! Medium-to full-bodied...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $128.94
Such incredible aromatics on this wine, so much going on. Wildly perfumed, like wild meadow flowers with cherry,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $141.65
Bright, saturated medium ruby. Black fruits, tobacco, licorice, wild herbs and an intriguing balsamic note on the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $641.66
A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the 2009 La Joie...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $306.71
A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the 2009 La Joie...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $641.66
French for 'inspiration', La Muse is crafted primarily from Merlot fruit and represent a Pomerol-style wine. This...

Ice Wine Red Blend Savatiano 2009

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?