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Red
750ml
Bottle: $93.15 $103.50
This is a delicious and savory wine with beautiful, ripe and creamy tannins, as well as chocolate and plum character....
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $14.17
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $41.10
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $43.21
Deep purple robe with black hints. The nose is complex and discreet, the bouquet will further develop upon ageing....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.80
You can tell that this is ripe with so much plum and peach character, yet it remains fresh and vivid. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $19.99
A fresh, clean wine with currants, spice and light chocolate character. Medium body and fine tannins. Easy finish. A...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.69 $48.79
This is really nicely done with plenty of blackberries, dark chocolate and toasted oak. Medium to full body. Needs to...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $55.35
12 bottles: $54.24
This offers up a small plume of cocoa before steering back to more typical dark currant and black cherry fruit notes,...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $54.90
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.56 $83.40
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $109.94 $119.49
Showing spectacularly, the 2017 Chateau Canon checks in as a final blend of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $53.95
A lush wine packed with tannins and rich dark fruits, this will be dense and complex. Its solid structure is balanced...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.91 $47.10
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $36.80
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
12 bottles: $34.24
Aromas of blueberries and blackcurrants with hints of violets follow through to a full body with a tight, structured...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $106.38 $118.20
Creamy weight through the body, although as with the 2001 this is a vintage that stays on the lighter side of its...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $149.99
Quite the bottle here! Spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, as well as dried meat and plums with cedar and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.95 $77.40
The plum and orange-peel character comes through here with subtle focus. Medium body and very fine, polished and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $32.85
Rich and full in the mouth, ripe Merlot sings in this black-fruited wine. Young tannins give the wine weight and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.93
Firm, rich and bright, this is an enjoyable wine with clear St-Julien character. The tannins creep up on you,...
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Aidani Fruit Wine Red Bordeaux 2017

One of the most ancient of the Greek grape varietals, Aidani has been cultivated on and around the Cyclades for millennia for its versatility and gently pleasing aromatic qualities. Wines made primarily with Aidani grapes tend to have a milder alcohol content than other classic Greek wines, and relatively low acidity. This makes Aidani wines a perfectly pleasant accompaniment to a wide range of traditional Greek foods, and equally pleasant to drink chilled at any time under the Greek sun. Nowadays, Aidani grapes are mostly likely to used as a blending grape, often being mixed with Assyrtiko grapes to balance out and mellow the acidity and high alcohol content found in them.

As a blending grape, the Aidani offers light, delicate floral tones, often reminiscent of a Muscat. On the island of Naxos, it has been traditionally blended with the Athiri grape to produce the island's signature sweet wine, Apiranthos, where the subtleties of the Aidani grape are really allowed to shine through. However, elsewhere in Greece you are far more likely to find the blend of these two distinctive grapes in dry white wines, where the Aidani is used primarily not for its flavor, but for its aroma and mellowing effect.

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?

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.