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Bottle: $19.93
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Bright purple-red color. Complex, typical bouquet of small berries red fruits, leather and spices (vanilla, pepper,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.17
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.34
12 bottles: $17.97
Pale gold color for our Aligoté. The mouth is refreshing and reveals a beautiful minerality, aromas of Granny Smith...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.90 $26.00
12 bottles: $24.70
• Practicing organic. • 100% Aligoté. • From the village of Bissy-Sous-Cruchaud, just oustside of Buxy...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.41
The Bourgogne Aligoté is a white wine, greedy and fresh. Thanks to its freshness and fine liveliness, it is perfect...
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.40
12 bottles: $18.03
This Bourgogne Aligoté, coming from the Auxerre area, is produced only from Aligoté grape. White wine, greedy and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.55
12 bottles: $30.92
Supple and consistent, with a texture chiseled with an alert liveliness, it can be tasted at all stages of its life....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.20
The 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté Les Maréchaux replaces the Petit Poiriers (for now) and this comes from 1.1-hectares...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $28.80
The Aligoté is a rustic variety. It produces a lively and perfumed white wine, with peach, citrus, and acacia flower...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $31.12
12 bottles: $29.34
A large single plot measuring 1 hectare, planted by “massal selection” (the traditional method of selecting...
White
750ml
Bottle: $36.72
12 bottles: $35.99
Added to our estate in 2014, Les Bouillottes completes our range of Aligoté (“Les Grands Champs” in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2019 Naoussa, i.e., the Estate Xinomavro with just Domaine Karydas on...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
A light- to medium-bodied red, with spice and herb accents lacing baked black plum, smoke and black licorice flavors...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.90
12 bottles: $23.42
Rare aromatic complexity with intense tannin structure and robust acidity. An excellent pair for red meat and game.
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.34
12 bottles: $19.93
A pale yellow colour, the Burgundy Aligote 2016 reveals an aromatic nose of fresh hazelnuts and white flowers. The...
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Aligote Robola Xinomavro

In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.

Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.

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?

Xinomavro is the predominant grape varietal of Macedonia, although it is also grown in many parts of Greece where the climatic conditions are suitable for this particular fruit. The names translates as 'acid black', which gives some clue as to the nature of this varietal. The grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, which is a result of the thick and blue-black skins found on the fruit. This particular characteristic results in a superb aging potential in wines made from the Xinomavro varietal, as time spent in barrels softens these strong, astringent tannins and allows the full range of their flavors to come through in the wine. Most commonly, Xinomavro grapes are associated with aromas of red gooseberry, spices, olives and dried fruit, such as dried tomato.