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$26.47
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A pretty, medium-bodied pinot, displaying rich but fresh raspberries and strawberries on the nose, together with some...
375ml
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$15.16
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$13.59
Opens with a refreshing beam of cherry and cranberry fruit, then draws in black tea and dusky spice flavors that...
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$23.39
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Argyle Pinot Noir highlights the elegance and complexity of the Willamette Valley, showcasing the purity of fruit and...
750ml
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$44.58
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This handsome, brooding Pinot offers multilayered raspberry and cherry flavors highlighted by spiced cinnamon and...
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$36.79
Rich and polished, this Pinot offers multilayered raspberry and blueberry flavors. Shows dusky spice and fresh forest...
750ml
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$66.79
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$65.45
Entirely from Knudsen Vineyard, Spirithouse Pinot Noir displays the delicacy and refinement of the Dundee Hills,...
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Bright and lovely light garnet-red color. Very elegant with a note of red berries, strawberry, cherry, soft spices...
750ml
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With the Barham Mendelsohn label, Jim stretches his Pinot potential to include one of California's best growing...
750ml
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With the Barham Mendelsohn label, Jim stretches his Pinot potential to include one of California's best growing...
750ml
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$59.28
$60.00
Lastly, the 2020 Pinot Noir Isabelle is all Pinot Noir from six different vineyards and four different AVAs. Its...
750ml
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$46.40
Another gorgeous Pinot from ABC. Beautiful aromas of spice, rose petals, cherry/berry fruit are amplified on the...
750ml
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$30.94
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$30.32
Moving to the Pinot Noirs, the translucent ruby-hued 2019 Pinot Noir La Bauge Au-dessus offers good complexity in its...
750ml
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$22.40
Strawberries and blackberries aromas slowly rise out of the glass. Overtime, more of the anise and clove will mix...
750ml
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$26.08
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$25.56
Luscious creaminess accents the cherry tart, raspberry and Christmas pudding flavors. Very spicy midpalate, featuring...
750ml
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$23.59
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$21.66
Our lightest red, with delicious notes of wild raspberry and cherry that pair well with everything.
Mavrodaphne Mencia Pinot Noir
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?
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.