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Some stewed berries with walnut and light sultana undertones. Chocolate, too. It’s full-bodied with a nice core of...
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$21.66
Superb intensity and clarity of fruit, ranging from blueberries to blackcurrants to oyster shells and lightly tarry...
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Stylish cedar and lightly toasted spices mingle with ripe cherries, blue plums and violets. The palate has a very...
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This generous and ripe wine is full bodied and dense. Black-plum fruits are spiced with wood aging and given weight...
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$39.89
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This estate, with vineyards in the suburbs of Bordeaux, has produced an elegant wine. Black fruits, taut tannins and...
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$36.94
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The currant and blackberry fruit flavors are steeped but also lively in feel, with strands of licorice and sweet...
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A firm, well put together and confident Brown in 2019. This has pretty high tannin content in terms of how it feels...
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Round, ripe and polished in feel, with an inviting core of warmed cassis and plum puree laced with light iron, red...
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$52.19
The 2014 Carbonnieux is not showing as I expected although I tasted another bottle soon afterwards in Bordeaux. This...
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The firm tannins in this wine are dense and concentrated, ripe rather than dry. The fruit and juicy acidity give the...
750ml
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$47.10
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
375ml
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This structured, dense wine is packed with as much tannins as fruit at this stage. Balance is coming and this ripe...
750ml
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This structured, dense wine is packed with as much tannins as fruit at this stage. Balance is coming and this ripe...
750ml
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The 2019 Château Carbonnieux sports a deep purple/ruby hue to go with a brilliant nose of red and black currants,...
750ml
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$24.94
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This wine is young but has great potential. The tannins shine, balanced with powerful black fruits and a solid, dense...
750ml
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90-92 Barrel Sample. Packed with black currant fruit and hinting at spiciness, this wine is full of juicy acidity as...
750ml
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90-92 Barrel Sample. Rich and densely fruity, this wine has ripe fruits that shine over the layer of tannins. Black...
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$21.10
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With its high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, this structured fruity wine offers layers of ripe acidity and a firm...
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Dark chocolate, liquorice and red cherries on the nose, ripe and darkly aromatic. Excellent energy and life to this,...
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$52.20
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With a smudge of soft oak on the nose, this is big and ripe in its expression, a beautiful wine that has the balance...
Moschofilero Muscat Red Bordeaux France Bordeaux Graves
Greece has many AOC regions, each with their own signature grape varietal which is cultivated and processed to an exceptionally high degree of excellence. The AOC of Mantinia on the beautiful expansive plateau of the Peloponnese has the Moschofilero varietal, a gray colored white variety which produces exceptional Blanc de Gris wines. A delicate grape, highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions, it is nonetheless prized by wine makers for its unique attributes and the quality of the wine which can be made from it. Although commonly compared to western European Muscat wines, the Moschofilero grapes produce wine which is in a league of its own – full of floral aromas containing heavy, almost soporific notes of rose petals and violets. The flavor of the wine tends to be spicy, and leans more towards earthy mineral flavors rather than fruit ones, making it perfect as an aperitif or coupled with salty olives and cheeses.
Moschofilero wines tend to be elegant and subtle, with their strength being in their crispness, and the bouquet of floral aromas rising from the glass. The finest Moschofilero wines to come out of Greece in recent decades have included the Tselopos, whose high altitude vineyards have seemingly mastered the potential and complexity of this gray grape to international acclaim.
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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One of the most widely grown and easily recognized wine grape varietals in the world is the Muscat, an ancient grape with an exceptional amount of versatility. For centuries, Muscat varietal grapes have been used all over Europe for the production of wonderfully fruity wines of many different shades and colors, which, with their strong 'grapey' flavor have come to be known as a quintessential fine wine grape. Their relatively high acidity also means they are ideal for the production of sparkling wines, and the fizzy Muscat wines of Italy are widely agreed to be amongst the best in the world. In more recent years, New World countries have shown a huge amount of flair when it comes to the Muscat grape, and have had plenty of success in allowing its natural and vibrant character to come through in the bottle.
There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.