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70% Montepulciano & 30% Sangiovese. Fermented in stainless steel and aged four months in steel & six months in bottle...
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Red blend
70% Montepulciano, 30% Sangiovese. Maceration 10-15 days in stainless. Aged 15-18 months in large botti...
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This wine, aged for 12 months in barriques, has a full ruby red colour with violet hues and good consistency. The...
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Color: Lively ruby red.
Bouquet: Fruity of good intensity with notes of ripe plums.
Flavor: Sapid, dry and vinous....
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•50% Montepulciano, 25% Syrah, 25% Merlot.
•Maceration on the skins in steel vats with temperature control for...
![Santa Barbara [Stefano Antonucci] Rosso Piceno 'Ste' 2023 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/ae/aeec9f3ce6cde842389ba16ef367af9e.jpg){kind=small}
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• Montepulciano and Sangiovese.
• Moderately dense clayey soils.
• Southwestern exposure.
• Fermentation and...
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Fruit driven on the nose with aromas of cherries and plums which follow through on the palate. Lovely warmth and...
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Fruit driven on the nose with aromas of cherries and plums which follow through on the palate. Lovely warmth and...
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Dusty and floral, the 2019 Rosso Ludi opens in the glass with a blend of musky black currants, plums, a dusting of...
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COLOR: Intense ruby red with violet hues.
NOSE: Aromas of pulpy fruit, blackberries ,cherries, a hint of licorice and...
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Color: Ruby red color with garnet hues.
Nose: The nose results intense with notes of red fruits, fresh violet flowers...
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COLOR: Intense ruby red color with lightly garnet hues
NOSE: The nose is complex and intense with notes of ripened...
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An aromatized wine native to Italy’s Marche region, Visciola blends the syrup of local sour cherries and red wine....
Albarino Italian Red Blends Mavrodaphne Italy Marche
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
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
What is Retsina?
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
Marche, an Italian wine region on the Adriatic coast, is one of the world's most ancient wine regions. For thousands of years, vines have been cultivated in this beautiful and mountainous landscape, and the region has been influenced by the Pheonicians, the Lombards and the Romans, giving it a wine culture and identity quite unlike any other region of Italy. With a relatively high number of DOC and DOCG titles, Marche is home to many of Italy's finest wines, and is a region most readily associated with superb white wines. Indeed, the most common grape varietals grown in Marche are the Trebbiano and Verdicchio, which have been cultivated in vast amounts for white wine production in Marche for at least six hundred years, and which produce wines packed full of unique flavors associated with the region.