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Ribera benefited from regular seasons and a very cold winter in 2018, according to Xavier Ausàs, which is why he's...
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This dark-garnet-colored wine has a nose of black currant, raspberry and milk chocolate. Deep fruit flavors of cassis...
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Bright ruby red. Clean and complex on the nose, Harmony of fruit with notable hints of fine oak. Well structured on...
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Red ruby in the glass with scents of plum, blackberry, cherry and touch of vanilla. Silky tannins on the palate...
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LOOK: Surprising intensity, a cherry red colour with a still bluish rim.
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Tobacco, mocha, morello cherry and floral nose. Big and delicious in the mouth with a marked oak character and a long...
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Aromas of spiced plums and blackberries with hints of cocoa beans, baking spices, cedar wood and smoke. Full-bodied...
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Ruby red in color, with purple hues. Rich, intense and persistent aromas of liquorice, violet, plum and vanilla....
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Color: Dark ruby red, of exceptional intensity and compactness.
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A rich, structured red with blueberry and blackberry. Toasted oak and coffee, too. It’s full-bodied and chewy with...
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Black cherries with cedar and dried flowers, as well as dusty earth. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm tannins...
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I like the smoked-meat, bark and berry aromas that follow through to a medium body with ultra-fine tannins and a...
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The red 2018 Imperial Reserva keeps the brand profile of finesse, precision and power, produced with grapes that were...
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Born from the blend of grapes coming from two areas, Langhe and Roero. Langhe give depth and volume, and Roero...
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Medium-high depth wine, ruby red colour with roof tile rim, which denotes its long barrel ageing and its peaceful...
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Ruby-red color with purple hues. A suitably intense bouquet of red berries and syrupy fruit with traces of tobacco...
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Savory cured-meat, tobacco and grilled-spice notes to the bright plum, red-date, cherry and green-olive aromas. Quite...
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Burgundy red color; complex nose with aromas of fresh fruit, spices, tobacco and dried fruits. All perfectly...
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The intense, brilliant, red colour of the wine still displays characteristically youthful hints of purple. A very...
Barbera Mavrodaphne Tempranillo 2018
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
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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There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.