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Vibrant cherry, currant and five spice aromas open, succeeded by a palate with oodles of red fruit, a big lift of...
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Opaque ruby. Vibrant, smoke- and spice-tinged black and blue fruits on the perfumed nose. Juicy blackberry, kirsch...
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Complex and enticing bouquet of dark berry fruit along with juicy black plum, spice, cedar and hints of chocolate and...
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A vibrant, mid-dense purple crimson with a deep, black cherry-skin core. This wine is generous and rounded at first...
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Youthful and fruity syrah with notes of redcurrants, fresh plums, violets and wet clay. Medium-bodied with lightly...
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A spicy and peppery shiraz with blackberries, stems and hints of herbs and green tobacco. Very varietal. Medium body....
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Dense and dark, with hints of black walnut liqueur and date-nut bread in the background as blackberry and blueberry...
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This vintage of one of Yalumba's most premium wines is back up to the level of the 2013. It's a rich and heady combo...
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Still evolving but already supremely rewarding, with its elegant florals and spices married to seamlessly integrated...
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Starts off on a firm frame, with restrained notes of blueberry, huckleberry and malty Assam black tea. Hints of...
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Fragranced and aromatically complex on the nose - beguiling and totally captivating red berries, clove, vanilla,...
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Deep crimson purple in color. Cascading aromas of wild blackberries, ripe blueberries and Black Forest cake are...
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Impressively aromatic and perfumed showing cranberry, raspberry, spices and violets. Fresh red fruits and a mouth...
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Plump and juicy, with apricot, maraschino cherry and black licorice notes that show accents of star anise, black tea...
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Offers ripe raspberry puree, maraschino cherry and red candy notes that are round and supple, with red licorice,...
750ml - Case of 6
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A plush nose of dried violets, blackberry compote, chocolate, brambles and sugar plums. The palate’s very in tune...
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The 2020 Ironheart Shiraz hails from a warm, dry vintage in McLaren Vale, and the wines, I feel, have been made with...
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Rich dark plums, blueberries and blackberries with some olive, forest-wood and dark-stony elements, too. Impressive...
Mavrodaphne Syrah Australia
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.
Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.