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Candied nose of red fruits, restrained, mineral, fresh precision of aromas. Clean and pure, with good intensity.
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COLOR: The color is ruby red with violet highlights.
NOSE: The bouquet is fruit-forward with notes of currants,...
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COLOR: The color is ruby red with violet highlights.
NOSE: The bouquet is fruit-forward with notes of currants,...
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COLOR: Ruby red with violet highlights.
NOSE: Intense bouquet of ripe fruits with notes of currants, blackberries and...
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Dolcetto d'Alba is a wine that is characterized by its fragrance and freshness: it has a ruby-red colour with hues of...
750ml
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A fresh and bright dolcetto with bright cherry and lemon-peel aromas and flavors. Medium body. Crisp finish. Drink now.
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• Practicing Organic.
• 100% Dolcetto.
• Sourced from a single site in Eola-Amity Hills AVA.
• Destemmed,...
750ml
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$20.88
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$17.50
Ruby red in colour. On the nose, fragrant, fruity bouquet with hints of flowers. This is a very versatile piedmontese...
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This classic Dolcetto has an intense ruby color with violet reflections. The aroma is strong and fruity with notes of...
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A bright young dolcetto with clean, plummy fruit and a characteristic fruit-tea note. Medium body with fresh acidity...
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• 100% Dolcetto.
• From 1.5ha of vines.
• Grown in calcareous soils.
• Maceration with the skins for 4-5 days...
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Colour: Brilliant ruby red with violet reflections.
Bouquet: Intense and persistent, reminiscent of cherries, ribes,...
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Floral aromas, with crisp notes of sweet spice. On the palate, giving plums and dark berries, with intensity and...
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Purple red colour with light blue hues. Blackberry and raspberry aromas. Mineral and blueberry notes. Medium-body,...
Red Dolcetto Gaglioppo Mavrodaphne
In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.
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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