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$24.45
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The 2018 Barbe Blanche is beautifully layered and full of character. Rose petal, cracked black pepper, mint, sage and...
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$19.60
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The 2016 Du Courlat has a rich, slightly jammy bouquet with redcurrant and cranberry fruit. The palate is well...
750ml
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$17.35
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A delicious and juicy wine, this balances between rich black fruits and acidity, with a core of firm tannins. The...
1.5Ltr
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Pleasant mature Bordeaux with soft tannins and a full, rich flavor. Very complex nose. Beautiful brilliant purple...
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$17.91
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Pleasant mature Bordeaux with soft tannins and a full, rich flavor. Very complex nose. Beautiful brilliant purple...
375ml
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Pleasant mature Bordeaux with soft tannins and a full, rich flavor. Very complex nose. Beautiful brilliant purple...
750ml
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$25.50
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$24.99
A little rustic, but there’s plenty of dark berries and chewy tannins. Medium-bodied. Turns soft at the end, but a...
750ml
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$18.85
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$18.47
90-92 The 2018 la Tour de Ségur has a deep garnet-purple color and features expressive notes of mulberries, baked...
750ml - Case of 12
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Purple color, expressive and elegant, with aromas of red fruits such as cherries. The flavor of red fruits is...
750ml
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From one of the properties owned by the Milhade family, this wine is dominated by dark Merlot and rich tannins. It is...
375ml
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Château Lyonnat,Lussac Saint-Emilion AOC is produced with selected parcels of vines that are over 20 years old, with...
750ml
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$21.10
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Produced from old Merlot vines and aged in 100% new wood, this is a powerful wine. It works impressively despite the...
750ml
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$15.17
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Hand harvested Merlot, Cabernet, and Cabernet Franc grapes. Bright medium-deep ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of...
Mavrodaphne Red Bordeaux White Rhone Blend France Bordeaux Lussac Saint Emilion
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.
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Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
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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.
The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.
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.