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Colour: Brilliant straw-yellow colour.
Nose: An intense bouquet with notes of wild flowers, grapefruit and apple....
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The wine has a deep, golden color and fresh aromas of exotic fruit, spices and a note of musk. The wine is full,...
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Giovanni Dubini tackles the delicate art of adjusting the proportions of the five different grape varieties allowed...
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Palladio Bianco dances in your mouth, with refreshing acidity and an inviting nose of hints of apple and delicate...
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Pale yellow with emerald hues. Fresh and charming nose with white flowers, sage, yellow and orange fruits in addition...
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Pale yellow with emerald hues. Fresh and charming nose with white flowers, sage, yellow and orange fruits in addition...
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A fragrant nose, with delicate floral notes of iris and hawthorn, as well as fruity notes of Granny Smith and plum....
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Intense and typical nose of rich yellow apples, lemon peel and mineral undertones. Very fresh on the palate, pithy...
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Youthful citrus and flowery notes, balanced by lively Mediterranean hints of peach, papaya and chamomile. Balanced...
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This has aromas of lemons, lime zest, green apples and white peaches. Medium body with crisp acidity and a fresh,...
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Youthful citrus and flowery notes, balanced by lively Mediterranean hints of peach, papaya and chamomile. Balanced...
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Youthful citrus and flowery notes, balanced by lively Mediterranean hints of peach, papaya and chamomile. Balanced...
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The 2021 Frascati Superiore Poggio Verde is understated, with crushed yellow apples, stone dust and dried flowers. It...
Ice Wine Italian White Blends Lacrima Mavrodaphne
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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