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750ml
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The 2021 Mourvèdre is another archetypal example of the variety from Andremily, where winemaker Jim Binns manages to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
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Intense Purple in color with aroma that are reminiscent of redberry fruits such as cherries, strawberries and...
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750ml
Bottle: $12.56
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.70
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Color: Pale yellow with green hints. Nose: Aromas of exotic fruits, white flowers and citrus fruits. Palate:...
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750ml
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The effusive nose of apple, sliced pear and white peach pulls you into this bold dry white that has some positive...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $20.40
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100% Cortese from Ulivi's estate vines in and around Gavi. As always, the fruit was destemmed and spontaneously...
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750ml
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Full and broad, with a well-structured framework for the green plum and citrus cream flavors, while subtle fleur de...
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White
750ml
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• Vines planted on steep slopes (with a grade of up to 35%) facing south by south-east. • Grapes are hand picked...
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750ml
Bottle: $39.94
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Big, bold and concentrated, this entices with expressive ripe peach, apricot and warm brioche, with flecks of dried...
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750ml - Case of 12
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“Les Abeilles” (The Bees) is a complex, multi-faceted wine that evokes the image of these fascinating creatures,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.84
White color with green highlights. Intense lemon aroma, with citrus, Greek herbs and hints of roses and licorice....
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750ml
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The Cedarville is always light in color It shows lots of citrus in the nose, along with plum and granite soil. An...
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750ml
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A ripe, unctuous version, with an expressive mix of apple, nectarine, dried chamomile and warm hay flavors. Reveals a...
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750ml
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On the nose, it reveals delicate hints of honey and white flowers. In the mouth, it covers the palate bringing lemon...
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Ruby red. Red fruit aromas with balsamic notes. On the palate it is fresh, silky, balanced, with good acidity and a...
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750ml
Bottle: $118.83 $125.00
Another unsurprising but jawdropping discovery when encountering the Saouma wines: Magis, Mounir’s white...
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750ml
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Intensely perfumed and vibrant nose of citrus, flowers and an almost salty note. Intensity of flavors and structure,...
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Cortese Moschofilero Mourvedre White Rhone Blend 2021

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

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
What is Retsina?

Mourvèdre is a fascinating and ancient grape varietal, thought to have been introduced to Spain by the ancient Phoenicians over two thousand years ago. Since then, it has found a home in many regions of France, and has gone on to be a key grape varietal in the New World, where it is often blended with Grenache and Syrah varietals to make a beautifully rounded and balanced red wine. The Mourvèdre grape itself is renowned for holding a complex set of flavours, which are often described as meaty or gamey, with plenty of bramble fruit notes. As such, they are often served with dark meats, and are enjoyed in many countries across the globe. The grapes are not the easiest to cultivate, as they require plenty of sunshine alongside well irrigated soil. However, their quality and unique attributes mean that wineries all over the globe continue to persevere with this special varietal.

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.