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Chateau Cos D'estournel Bordeaux Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$181.95
This is so dense and layered with complex dried-pineapple, stone and cooked-apple character. Mineral undertones. Full...
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Chateau d'Yquem White Y 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$260.77
This is best ygrec ever with pineapple and lemon. Full body yet vivid and fresh. Incredible energy and depth....
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1162.99
A towering white, loaded with creme fraiche, verbena, makrut lime, Meyer lemon, singed macadamia nut, wet straw and...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$956.42
A towering white, loaded with creme fraiche, verbena, makrut lime, Meyer lemon, singed macadamia nut, wet straw and...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1231.71
A towering white, loaded with creme fraiche, verbena, makrut lime, Meyer lemon, singed macadamia nut, wet straw and...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$1153.95
$1219.30
An intriguing flash of mint gives way quickly to white peach, tangerine, dried pineapple and singed macadamia nut...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$530.95
An intriguing flash of mint gives way quickly to white peach, tangerine, dried pineapple and singed macadamia nut...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$766.48
An intriguing flash of mint gives way quickly to white peach, tangerine, dried pineapple and singed macadamia nut...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$53.45
A tightly coiled rich wine that has great acidity as well as a lively structure. Touched by spice from wood aging as...
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Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$328.48
This lasts for minutes on the palate with incredible depth of fruit and salty highlights. Medium to full body, fresh...
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Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$125.15
Complex aromas of sliced apples, honey, pineapple and honeysuckle with hints of stones. Full body, firm and silky...
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Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$133.20
Complex aromas of sliced apples, honey, pineapple and honeysuckle with hints of stones. Full body, firm and silky...
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Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.95
Complex aromas of sliced apples, honey, pineapple and honeysuckle with hints of stones. Full body, firm and silky...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$134.95
Dense and beautifully ripe, this is a rounded rich wine. It focuses on the tropical yellow-fruit spectrum. That gives...
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Clos Des Lunes Lune D'or Blanc 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$47.79
Very pretty aromas of apple pie, cream and pie crust follow through to a full body and plenty of tangy acidity...
Cortese Other Italian Reds Mavrodaphne White Bordeaux 2014
The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.
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
What is Retsina?
France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.