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750ml - Case of 12
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$21.50
A vin de soif, made in a light, refreshing style. Earthy with some smoked meat aromas on the nose. The palate is...
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$31.94
$33.60
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$31.92
Subdued and compact, with subtle lemon meringue and baked apple interwoven with smoke, hay and crushed stone. Silky...
750ml - Case of 12
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$24.94
Racy, focused and dry on the palate, medium bodied with lots of intense notes of tart green apple and saline...
750ml - Case of 12
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$46.12
Classic aromas of yellow apple and white flowers on the nose. Structured on the palate with raicy acidity, stone...
750ml
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$117.94
12 bottles:
$115.58
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
750ml
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$140.75
12 bottles:
$137.93
Romain’s grandfather acquired this historic parcel on the hill of Brézé in 1955. It is one of the three clos of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$35.87
Very fresh and pleasant to drink; blossom and peach aromas dominate, complemented by a distinct minerality and fresh...
750ml - Case of 12
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$43.32
Dry wine, without residual sugar. The nose is very open with an amazing cocktail of floral (acacia) and fruity notes...
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$17.91
$20.08
12 bottles:
$17.55
Crisp, fresh and fruity this crowd pleasing, yet complex Vouvray offers traces of apple and citrus. A vibrant acidity...
750ml
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$45.60
$48.00
Enology and Viticulture: Sara Perez and Rene Barbier. Production: 125 cases produced Vineyards: The vineyards consist...
750ml - Case of 3
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$1320.22
The 2019 La Faraona comes from the vineyard called El Ferro in the village of Corullón, 0.55 hectares on very steep...
750ml - Case of 3
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$126.95
The grapes used for the 2019 Las Lamas come from a selection of 1.75 hectares they own in the paraje in the village...
750ml - Case of 3
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$132.95
The 2019 Moncerbal is a "vino de paraje," produced with grapes (mostly Mencía but also 4% white grapes) from...
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Domaine Belargus Savennieres 'Gaudrets' 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$51.95
The 2019 Gaudrets is not shy to come forward in a line up of Savennières. It has the ferocity of female gladiator...
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$111.95
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
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Mullineux Chenin Blanc Granite 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$88.21
Chris and Andrea Mullineux established themselves in Swartland in 2007 and are now among South Africa’s most highly...
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Mullineux Chenin Blanc Quartz 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$98.02
The 2019 Chenin Quartz was matured for 11 months in used oak. It conveys more terroir expression than the Granite...
750ml - Case of 6
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$41.82
750ml - Case of 6
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$55.95
Robe: This wine offers a straw yellow robe with limpid golden reflections.
Nose: Delivers a nose with lovely...
Chenin Blanc Mavrodaphne Mencia 2019 750ml
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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?