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Dry, almost full-bodied with ripe black cherry leading black currant and red berry fruit, with vanilla and cinnamon...
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Sophisticated layers of wild blackberry, forest and baking spice mingle on the nose with violets, leather and...
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An intriguing bouquet of strawberry, neroli and almond greet the nose. The opening is subtle but quickly crescendos...
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Varietally distinct, this Zinfandel captures the true essence of Alexander Valley. The fruit is sourced from a...
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A very juicy and bright cabernet sauvignon here with plenty of currants and red fruit. Spices and tobacco as well....
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Dark garnet velvet in color and texture, this Cabernet from Paso Robles highlights what the region is quickly being...
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Dark in the glass, this is a dense expression from the estate's top blocks, offering aromas or elderberry, açaí and...
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Attractive, ripe black fruit with some baked dark plums, black olives, blackcurrants, cumin and licorice on the nose....
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This is hard work and dedication. Racy dark cherries, juicy-as-hell plums, exotic spices…spices…There’s a touch...
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A lush, full-bodied Zinfandel that blaze dark berry, earth and grassy aromas that complement a rich and complex...
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This medium body Cabernet Sauvignon with great fruit flavors and smooth structured tannins. Has aromas of black...
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The 2020 B Side Cabernet Sauvignon is a deeply concentrated and expressive wine with aromas of boysenberry,...
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A full-bodied red with redcurrants, rust and black chocolate aromas and flavors. Savory. Granular soft tannins. Very...
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Very pretty depth with a tile and rock-like texture to this. Minerally. Redcurrant. Medium to full body. Juicy...
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Savory ripe currants with earthy berries and a tobacco-leaf note. A juicy, medium-bodied cabernet sauvignon with...
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For our Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, we carefully select only the finest barrels of the vintage from our estate...
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Browne Family Vineyards Skull & Chain pays tribute to William Bitner Browne, grandfather of proprietor Andrew Browne,...
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"Bambino" comes from a ten-acre block planted on Old Hill in 1998. This young-vine field blend is patterned after the...
Altesse Cabernet Sauvignon Mavrodaphne Zinfandel 2020 Wine
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?
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.