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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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This lively red is fresh and juicy, with pleasingly crisp tannins structuring ripe mulberry and plum fruit, black tea...
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The 2019 Cirò Riserva Colli del Mancuso is understated with a nuanced display of dusty dried flowers, dried...
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$25.38
Ruby red in color, it boasts an elegant perfume of wild cherry and plums with subtle notes of spices and vanilla. The...
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$48.90
Ruby red in color with garnet hues. Perfume of great complexity and intensity showing dried rose petals, hints of...
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$29.45
The 2018 Rosso 160 ANNI is darkly alluring, with a wave of sweet exotic spice, crushed violets and dried blood orange...
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$30.87
A lively, medium-bodied red, finely balanced and creamy on the palate, with flavors of mulled cherry, mocha, fig...
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Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
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Don’t let the pale color fool you, this is a substantial wine. Aromas of red fruits and spice complement...
750ml
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$17.84
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COLOR: Ruby red.
NOSE: Intense aromas of cherry and spices on the nose, together with more delicate scents of violet,...
Gaglioppo Mavrodaphne
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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