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• 100% Vernaccia fermented with indigenous yeasts.
• Only a brief skin contact during the fermentation.
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• Primarily Garnacha with smaller complements of Bobal and Royal, from very old organically-farmed vineyards.
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$13.09
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Completely Dry. Baco and oak aging produced a bold, intense wine perfect for red meat dishes.
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Color: Delicate straw yellow tending to a warm golden colour with ageing.
Nose: Characteristic bouquet, elegant and...
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• 100% Vernaccia from 35+ year old vines.
• 100-300 mt above the sea level.
• Hand-harvested fruit.
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Clean and fruity on the nose with hints of strawberries, raspberries and purple flowers. More red fruit on the palate...
750ml - Case of 12
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Intense, fresh and complex aromas showing hints of tobacco leaves, plums and pepper. Bright and clean on the palate...
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Complex bouquet featuring floral, citrus, tropical and mineral notes
Taste: of full structure, mineral, fresh and...
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A sleek white, with dominant almond, honey and sage flavors, revealing a touch of baking spices. Balanced and...
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$34.94
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The true Vernaccia. The free run juice goes directly to the vats and, after fermentation, refines on the lees for a...
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$26.40
We are back to the old way of Vernaccia, which was vinified like a red. In the past you had to wait to drink it after...
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$16.66
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Bright gold and clear in color, delicate bouquet, aroma of citrus. Medium acidity, long and pleasant aftertaste.
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Light straw yellow in color. Deep and delicate bouquet with scents of fresh fruits and white wild flowers. Pleasant...
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$27.95
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This is a first release from Sandra and it is almost hard to believe that the wine turned out so beautiful (let’s...
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$19.28
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100% Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Toscolo Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG is luminous, straw yellow, with a delicate...
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Blatterle (the grape name has two t’s) is an old white varietal indigenous to the area which nearly became extinct....
Baco Noir Blaterle Grenache Savatiano Vernaccia Wine
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
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?