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750ml
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$45.25
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$44.35
Always one of the more garrigue-scented Châteauneufs, the Brunels' 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape includes hints of...
750ml
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$44.40
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$43.51
Good depth of colour. Intense berry and juniper freshness with well-integrated oak lending a little background spice....
750ml
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$14.20
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$12.26
Notes of dark fruit and licorice, as well as some bay leaf. Full-bodied with round tannins. Creamy and fleshy on the...
750ml
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$15.17
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$14.87
Currants, raspberries and some spicy undertones. Walnuts, too. Medium-bodied with firm tannins. Crisp and juicy on...
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$48.00
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$45.60
Excellent harmony of full body, moderately dry tannins and richness. The red fruits are now beautifully developed and...
750ml
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$14.65
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$14.36
This fulfilling wine evokes the warm and fruity flavors of its sunny region. A young wine, packed with fresh notes of...
750ml
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$32.70
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$32.05
Raspberries and leather mark the nose of the 2018 Gigondas, which was tasted as a blended sample prior to bottling....
750ml
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$83.88
A dreamy wine, with a plume of incense, mulled raspberry and red tea aromas curling up from the glass, followed by a...
750ml
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$53.94
12 bottles:
$51.30
It's hard to believe the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Saintes Pierres is a second wine, it's that good. Garrigue notes...
750ml - Case of 3
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$294.01
Red-fruited and garrigue-laden, the nose of the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin is glorious,...
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Chateau De Saint Cosme Gigondas 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$42.78
Moving to the wines from bottle, the base Gigondas from this estate is a perennial winner and readers can safely buy...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$101.95
Shimmering violet. Powerful, mineral- and spice-tinged boysenberry and cherry preserve scents are complemented by...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$91.68
Due to devastating yields, there’s not much of the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape to go around, but it’s going to be...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge 2018
750ml - Case of 12
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$81.95
Due to devastating yields, there’s not much of the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape to go around, but it’s going to be...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$80.95
A mix of steeped plum and black cherry fruit mixes with tobacco, chestnut and melted licorice notes. There's a touch...
Mavrodaphne Mencia Red Rhone Blend 2018 750ml
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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