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A riot of pepper lights up the nose, from cracked black to green peppercorn to hot chili. Flint and leather...
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Here it is: A quintessential Sassicaia that represents the excellence of the vintage and also respects the unique...
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The Toscana Rosso Due & Due is produced from the union of four grape varieties – 70% of the blend is red grapes and...
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An opaque purple blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah, the 2022 Il Bruciato is luxurious with notes of...
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$14.64
Fruit driven on the nose with aromas of cherries and plums which follow through on the palate. Lovely warmth and...
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Ornellaia Bolgheri 1997
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Fruit and complexity as well as freshness and richness. Beautiful nose with extraordinary aromas of prunes, licorice,...
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Notes of cassis, spice and chocolate. Elegant, complex and seamless palate with silky ripe tannins and a long fresh...
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Biserno shows immediately its quality with taste of impeccable cherry, blackberry and dark prune flavors. It presents...
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Pretty, fragrant, expressive. Floral, cherry, mint nose; palate adds raspberry, brown spices, rose petal and tobacco....
750ml
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Purple red color. Aromas of black plum, blueberry, blackberry, brambles, light hints of rose petals. The palate adds...
750ml
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$38.00
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A medium intense nose of dark fruits, blackberries, some floral notes and a hint of spicy oak in the background. A...
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$21.60
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$21.17
Sangiovese/Sagrantino/Merlot/Montepulciano. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate...
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Campi Raudii is a Nebbiolo based cuvee (90% Nebbiolo with Uva Rara and Vespolina) whose story dates back to the Roman...
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$69.49
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Fresh and floral with black cherry and lavender aromas that follow through to a medium body with well integrated...
Italian Red Blends Mavrodaphne Xarel-lo
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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