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Ripe, plummy aromas and flavors. Medium body. A hint of vanilla coming through at the end. Balanced, tasty finish....
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$54.08
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$42.00
An impressive mix of savory and aromatic aromas is abundant on the nose. Baked white cherries, golden peach, raisins,...
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$108.08
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Big flavors of apple and pear cider, clearly holding their character through the influence of the cask, here bringing...
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Aromas of fresh pressed cider are supported with a core of earthiness. Medium rich in the mouth, it pleasantly coats...
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Color: Streaks of garnet giving way to intense ruby red.
Nose: Candied fruits and spices that evolve into clean...
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Color: Ruby red very intense and deep.
Bouquet: Strong and distinctive with scents of red fruits and spicy hints of...
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Very ripe and spicy aromas in the nose. Powerful and earthy on the palate, rich and deep. (Bronze) - DWWA 2022
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A rustic, chewy red, with pungent stemmy herb and smoke notes on the nose layered with tangy raspberry and red...
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$14.94
$15.63
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$14.85
The term "Maru" translates into dark or severe and correctly describes some of the characteristics of Puglia's native...
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$109.60
6 bottles:
$108.80
A wonderful bouquet that includes toasty scents of baked apple and baked pear and subtle aromas of brown sugar and...
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$82.48
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$80.84
This eight-year-old Calvados « Finition en Fûts de Porto » (Porto cask finish) stayed several months in small...
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100% Negroamaro, one of the most representative red grapes of Salento, is known for producing wines that are rich,...
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$35.94
An average of seven years old, Manoir de Montreuil Réserve includes some brandies up to 20 years old in the blend....
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$35.90
The apples are a mixture of the four categories: sweet, bittersweet, acidic and bitter composed of numerous include...
Calvados Negroamaro Savatiano
One of the key grapes of the ever-growing Puglia wine industry is the Negroamaro, a native grape of this southern Italian region, famed for its deep, bloody red color and excellent set of flavors Indeed, many of the finest and most highly esteemed full bodied red wines of Puglia are made using the Negroamaro varietal grape, and it is grown most notably in the Salento area of the region, where it makes several types of red wine enjoyed locally and sold overseas. The name 'Negroamaro' means 'black-bitter', giving some clue as to one of the key features of the grape. Wines made with Negroamaro do indeed hold quite a lot of earthy bitterness, but generally are celebrated for their 'rustic' taste and extremely aromatic qualities.
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?