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A truly delicious, focused and well-balanced Valpolicella for drinking now from this highly respected estate. It...
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Notes of ripe fruit in a dry red wine. Deep ruby red color. Distinct and elegant aroma of ripe red fruit and black...
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Dark ruby red color. Intense and elegant aromas of ripe fruit and spices, with a slight scent of vanilla and tobacco....
750ml - Case of 12
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Valpolicella Grotta Del Ninfeo has a vivid ruby red colour with purplish tinges. On the nose the red fruit scent is...
750ml - Case of 12
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$23.89
Bright, fresh aromas of marasca cherries, wild roses with hints of licorice and pink peppercorn. On the palate, the...
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
750ml - Case of 12
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Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
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$25.60
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Intense ruby red color with wide bouquet of ripe red fruit and hints of spices, reminiscent of tobacco and black pepper.
750ml
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Colour: Ruby red.
Nose: Cherry, violets, pepper.
Flavour: Round, slightly acidic with a typical slightly bitter...
750ml
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$37.20
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40% Corvina/30% Corvinone/20% Rondinella/10% Oseleta & Molinara. Saustò comes from the same core estate vineyard as...
750ml - Case of 12
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Ruby red, clear brilliant and transparent with violet undertones. Fruity aroma with hints of sour cherry and violet....
750ml
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The 2021 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso Morandina is distinctly savory, wafting up with a thrust of herbs that gives...
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He bottled his `05s at the end of March, but this one didn't seem sick at all! I mean TAYSTEE juice here; a fragrance...
750ml
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$25.92
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COLOR: Ruby red color.
NOSE: Red fruit, spices and cocoa.
FLAVOR: Smooth rounded tannins.
750ml
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Well balanced, tangy and fresh. Intense and with a good body despite its young lightness. Floral aroma of red roses...
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Plums and nutty spice on the nose, together with notes of pressed flowers, following through to a tasty,...
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$15.90
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The 2021 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Rafael is wonderfully fresh, with a perfumed blend of dried roses, violets...
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A blend of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, with less than 20% Merlot. Vine age ranges from 5-55 years old. The grapes...
Auxerrois Blanc Corvina Blend Mavrodaphne Passerina Mencia 2021
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
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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