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• 100% Loureiro from choice, south-facing parcels on granite in the Lima Valley.
• Hand-harvested.
• Fermented...
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Melissae is named after the nymphs of honey. The wine shows intense flowery aromatics reminiscent of nectar, making...
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Crystaline citrus color. Delicate tangerine and lime zest in a mineral, elegant, low alcohol profile where a touch of...
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Bright pale yellow citrus hue. A wine with the backbone of granite minerality, were the aromas dominated by fruits...
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This delicious wine is bright, lively and balanced. With flavors of citrus fruits, and apple aromas, this wine pairs...
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Loureiro and Vinhão. Harvested and destemmed manually before spontaneous fermentation with the skins in...
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Deep crimson red in color with intense, lingering aromas of red berry fruit, cherry, myrtle and juniper. Elegant and...
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Color: Intense ruby red and covered up to the glass edge, with aubergine peel nuances.
Perfume: Very fine and...
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Deep, brooding and fresh-toned, with blackberries, graphite and some blue fruit and violets. Quite a full body with...
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Impressive Petit Verdot with ripe berry, violet and chocolate. Hints of green coffee. It's fully bodied, chewy and...
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Lemon, kiwi fruit and sea breeze on the nose. Fresh and lemony with light body and a crisp finish. Drink now.
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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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Beautiful aromatics of soft white flowers and exotic citrus with some medium concentration of mandarin and clementine...
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Colour: Bright cherry tone with clear violet hues. Nose: An enticing aroma of red berries with spicy cinnamon and...
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The elegant, complex aromas greet you with garrigue, notes of red fruits, cardamom, oolong tea, tobacco, and black...
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The elegant, complex aromas greet you with garrigue, notes of red fruits, cardamom, oolong tea, tobacco, and black...
Loureiro Mavrodaphne Petit Verdot Savatiano
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?
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?