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$18.74
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Brilliant ruby color with violet edges. Strawberries, raspberries and ripe fruit with touch of pepper and spices...
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Made with selected grapes from prime vineyard locations, our Family Estate wine exhibits many fine, elegant...
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$38.88
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Classic Uco Valley aromas of deep berry fruits are touched-up by oak that lends tobacco and vanilla to the nose. On...
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$18.80
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This ripe and bold Malbec has some serious muscle to it, not to mention a good deal going on with the wine. Dark...
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Subtle aromas of green mangoes and lemon rind with some minerals and blossom honey. Medium- to full-bodied with a...
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Aromas of limes, green apples, umami, salt and seashells with some granite undertones. Medium-bodied with bright...
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$19.52
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The 2022 Malbec A Lisa originates from Mainqué in Río Negro, Patagonia. A bright, purple-hued wine, it offers fresh...
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$43.90
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A full-bodied red with olives, blackberries, wild blueberries, mussel shells and hints of licorice on the nose. Fresh...
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COLOR: Deep Violet.
NOSE: The bouquet of this wine is an intense dark fruit, with hints of coffee, dark chocolate and...
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Round, smooth and full-flavored. It has a purplish color and spicy aroma. Balanced with smooth tannins, rich plums...
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Deeply red with violet hues. Aromas of ripe red fruits, cassis and pepper. Sweet on the palate, friendly tannins with...
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Lots of fruit and flowers here. Elegant violets, dark cherries and a fine twist of peppery spice. Quite juicy on the...
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A nicely juicy and fine-grained malbec with restrained sweet spices, blackberries, blueberries and a hint of...
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Broad and creamy on the palate but trimmed by well-cut acidity, this balanced white shows a pleasing range of baked...
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Beautiful red fruits such as plums and cherries. The palate offers a balanced mouthfeel with flavors of redcurrant...
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Perfumed yet focused nose with lots of violets and deep but fresh blueberries. Very pure. A mineral undertone makes...
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An intense red-colored wine. The nose has aromas of ripe red fruit. It is elegant and balanced on the palate, with...
Albarino Malbec Mavrodaphne Sercial 750ml
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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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