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750ml - Case of 6
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$19.94
Aromas of yellow peach, Golden Delicious apple and white flowers waft from the glass of this wine. Fresh and easy on...
750ml - Case of 12
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$20.80
Clear, lustrous straw yellow in colour. The aroma is flowery, fine-grained and delicate, with notes of acacia blossom...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.00
12 bottles:
$15.68
Slightly golden hued, this pretty Ribolla Gialla opens with baked pear and apple tart aromas plus some sea salt. The...
750ml
Bottle:
$27.95
12 bottles:
$27.39
Fruit sourced from the biodynamically farmed Johan Vineyard in Van Duzer Corridor AVA. This is a cool site located in...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.24
$19.20
12 bottles:
$17.10
100% Ribolla Gialla, facing East. Direct-press. Fermentation and aging in concrete, with no malolactic. Kept on lees...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.60
6 bottles:
$30.40
Deep, rich and textured with well balanced flavors of flowers, apple and a touch of oak.
750ml
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$16.66
12 bottles:
$15.62
The 2022 Savatiano Old Vines is unoaked and comes in at 12.6% alcohol. This is mightily impressive in its youth....
Ribolla Gialla Savatiano
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?