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Red
375ml
Bottle: $14.44 $16.04
12 bottles: $13.99
This is an elegant wine with aromas of black cherry, cassis, plum, vanilla, oak and a hint of chocolate. In the glass...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.39 $25.99
12 bottles: $21.27
This is an elegant wine with aromas of black cherry, cassis, plum, vanilla, oak and a hint of chocolate. In the glass...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.88 $28.40
12 bottles: $27.32
A warm and inviting nose, evokes dark cherries, violets, and cardamon spice along with notes of grilled meat and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.65
Aromas of blackcurrants, iodine, oyster shell, and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with polished fine tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $43.20
Aromas of blackcurrants, iodine, oyster shell, and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with polished fine tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $70.20
92-94 Amici's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve will spend 22 months in oak before bottling. It features deep cedar and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $81.95
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley is the second vintage of Anakota's second-label Cabernet, meant for...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.85 $19.19
12 bottles: $17.49
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon delivers vivid aromas of violet, boysenberry and black currant with trailing hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
12 bottles: $14.69
The palate is rich, supple and rounded with layers of cocoa, cigars, fruitcake and black berries. While juicy and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.27 $30.40
This Cabernet Sauvignon is a perfect representation of the glorious conditions Mother Nature provided us. The wine is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.31 $12.57
Medium bodied with ripe plum, black currant, and blackberry flavors with a touch of mint. Cedar and dusty earth...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.84 $32.40
12 bottles: $29.64
Band of Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon is a lush, approachable and pleasurable wine. What a spectacular vintage! A warm...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.67 $24.08
12 bottles: $19.00
Friendly and direct, with cherry pie and blackberry puree notes mixed with a light vanilla thread. Gently toasted...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Elegantly structured, with refined black cherry and currant flavors that are accented by tobacco and spice notes as...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.95
Consumers take note: Barnett's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District is more complex and structured than...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.63 $18.48
12 bottles: $14.25
This shows notes of blackcurrants, tea leaves, chocolate and leafy herbs. Some cedar, too. Medium- to full-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
PALATE: Rich, complex, and full-bodied with silky tannins up front that lead to a juicy finish leaving you wanting a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.09
12 bottles: $16.75
This stylish wine shows bright plum and black currant aromas accompanied by distinctive notes of vanilla. Ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.95 $56.80
12 bottles: $50.54
With its blackberry patch aromatics followed by hints of raspberry preserves and accents of leather, there’s a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
12 bottles: $18.56
Beautiful deep red color with perfumed aromas of ripe black cherries, strawberries and roasted cocoa beans. This wine...

Cabernet Sauvignon Mavrodaphne Mencia 2021

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?