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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$49.94
Wow. This has a seamless texture and wonderful depth of fruit with dried pineapple, pear and hints of honey. Full...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2001
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$130.40
A brilliant combination of power and finesse characterizes this light green/gold-colored Barsac. It possesses...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2001
375ml - Case of 12
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$323.47
What a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 12
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$614.58
What a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$616.87
What a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with...
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Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.95
The focus here is on pineapple and apricot fruit. Citrus curd and lime zest run through the palate, and the clear...
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Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.95
Vivid, quite intense nose with a spicy savoury twist to the sweet expressive fruit. The sweet palate has a nice...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 6
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$194.33
This is a crazy wine! It’s sweet, but not sugary. Mushrooms, furniture wax, spices then dried oranges, lemons,...
Mavrodaphne Ribolla Gialla Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2001
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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