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100% Verdicchio. The fruit is from 10 hectares of various vineyards on the Felici farm, from 10- to 40-year-old...
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A pungently floral and mineral-laced bouquet of musky peach and pear, spice, yellow flowers and crushed stone lifts...
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Subtle at first, this wine begins to reveal itself after a few minutes in the glass. This Verdicchio transports you...
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The Verdicchio 'Kypra' comes from all the parcels of the estate, with the exception of the red grape vineyard and the...
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COLOR: Straw yellow with green reflections.
NOSE: Golden apples and walnuts, juniper and jasmine.
FLAVOR: Smooth and...
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The wine has a straw-yellow color with greenish highlights. It is fresh on the nose, with notes of apple, pear, broom...
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A lovely, graceful white, with succulent acidity enlivening notes of ripe pear, anise, crushed almond and hints of...
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Supèra is a nod to the future and to expanding possibilities and potential. Having worked with Verdicchio solely...
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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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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Dry and well-cut, with flavors of white cherry and almond skin enriched by hints of brioche and vanilla. Minerally...
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COLOR: Bright ruby red color.
NOSE: Intense nose with vinous notes and touches of wild blackberries.
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$18.43
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PALE STRAW WITH GREEN OVERTONES. INTENSE FLOWERY BOUQUET WITH COMPLEX FRUITY CHARACTER. FRESH, ELEGANT AND WELL...
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The 2021 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is wildly unique. A burst of incense and cedary spice gives way to depths of...
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi boasts a microclimate well suited for lighter and fresher Verdicchio expression. Clay...
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Garnet-red colour tending towards violet, intense bouquet with hints of wild mulberries, wild berries. Heady taste,...
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Candied lemon and baked green pear on the nose. Full, persistent body, with a dense and layered palate. Finishes with...
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Intense red with purple tinges. Hot and intense nose with a strong bouquet of licorice, blackberry and spices. Dry,...
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• 100% Verdicchio.
• Altitude: 250 meters above sea level.
• Soils composed of sandy tuft.
• Northwestern...
Mavrodaphne Mencia Refosco Verdicchio
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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