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Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$129.85
The 2007 Hermitage les Bessards is a forward, sexy wine that has considerable charm in its darker fruits, smoked...
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Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$254.77
93-95 Inky magenta. Highly expressive aromas of red and blue fruits, violet, incense, olive and baking spices, along...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Rouge 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$289.95
Rated 97-100 - A barrel sample that just about made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto has...
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Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas La Louvee 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$76.21
Very concentrated, with black currant, fig and açaí berry flavors carried by bright, racy iron and chalk notes. The...
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Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Terres Brulees 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.82
This is strong, with an impressive core of melted black licorice, dark plum, currant and maduro tobacco all laced...
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M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree 2007
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$168.55
The more closed, dark ruby/purple-colored 2007 Cote Rotie La Mordoree exhibits tart acidity as well as a cooler,...
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Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$388.95
This is so perfumed with strawberry, spices, meat and light earth. Then changes to cloves, dried flowers such as...
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Penfolds Grange 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$544.87
This is dark and concentrated, as you might expect from Australia's most heralded wine. Oaky scents of maple syrup...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$105.71
The 2007 Shiraz-Viognier (4%) The Relic was sourced from the same parcel. Wild-fermented, it offers up a sexy bouquet...
Gruner Veltliner Mavrodaphne Syrah 2007
Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.
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?
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.