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Aromas of blackcurrants, iodine, oyster shell, and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with polished fine tannins...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$159.00
96-97 This is a very beautiful red with currant and berry character. Very fine and polished tannins, too. The impact...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$158.94
A full-bodied cabernet sauvignon that’s fruity on the nose with notes of crushed raspberries, berries and herbs....
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$15.20
The 2022 Cabernet presents a ripe blackberry aroma with a smooth, round, fruity palate.
1.5Ltr
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$28.84
$30.36
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$19.20
The Beringer Founders’ Estate Cabernet boasts flavors of black cherry, raspberry, vanilla and cinnamon spice....
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$25.81
$27.17
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$16.68
The Basics Full of jammy black fruit flavors that make this wine enticing from the first sip The Taste The sweet...
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$21.85
$23.00
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$13.87
Vibrant ruby red in color, Bolla Cabernet Sauvignon is soft and fruit forward with raspberry and ripe blackberry...
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$43.56
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$32.40
Bonanza contains an aroma of chocolate shavings, blackberries, dark cherry and sweet oak. To taste, Bonanza brings in...
1.5Ltr
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$38.57
$40.60
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$30.40
Closer to ripe Bordeaux vintages than California style, with dried cherry and cassis notes, this wine is Cabernet for...
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$28.84
$30.36
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$19.20
With distinctive flavors of blackberries, cherries, and plums, it’s aged in oak for one year to produce this...
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$200.84
$223.16
Plush, caressing style, with creamed boysenberry and blackberry flavors liberally laced with mocha and singed...
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$154.85
$163.00
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley includes 9% Merlot from a vineyard in Oak Knoll and spent 16 months in 28%...
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$9.49
This Cabernet Sauvignon has a classic, deep red color, rich with cherry and blackberry flavors with a hint of oak and...
1.5Ltr
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$100.44
$111.60
Seductive oak spices and a plush mouthfeel come with abundant red and black fruits in this full-bodied, appropriately...
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$23.37
$24.60
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This wine presents itself with forward fruit characters of black cherry, ripe plums, and blackberry. Savory nuances...
Altesse Cabernet Sauvignon Mavrodaphne Piedirosso 1.5Ltr 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
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