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$787.95
6 bottles:
$772.19
As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231 cases...
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$99.94
$105.20
Always a classic Hermitage Blanc, the 2019 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is all Marsanne that comes mostly from...
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$97.56
$108.40
Brilliant all the way, the 2020 Hermitage Chante-Alouette Blanc is a white readers should snatch up. All Marsanne...
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$95.40
$106.00
Quite possibly the finest white in the appellation, the 2020 Saint Joseph Les Granits Blanc is all Marsanne from what...
750ml
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$12.50
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$12.25
Peach, white flowers, and a hint of pineapple all emerge from Chapoutier’s 2020 IGP Pays D'Oc Marius Blanc, a...
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$14.94
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$13.99
This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau...
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$15.94
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$15.62
Nathalie Larroque and her family live at the farm known as Mas d’Oustry, built in 1498. This blanc "Perlé" is made...
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$23.49
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$23.02
On the nose, it reveals delicate hints of honey and white flowers. In the mouth, it covers the palate bringing lemon...
750ml
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$28.84
12 bottles:
$28.26
The medium gold-hued 2020 Vacqueyras Mineral Blanc is outstanding and has a clean, age-worthy style in its ripe stone...
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$144.50
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$141.61
750ml
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$71.60
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$70.17
750ml
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$23.94
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$23.46
Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne.
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$20.52
$22.80
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$18.24
A classically Californian take on the northern Rhône — the cool nights and mornings ensuring the wine maintains...
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$118.83
$125.00
Another unsurprising but jawdropping discovery when encountering the Saouma wines: Magis, Mounir’s white...
750ml
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$35.84
$36.60
Intensely perfumed and vibrant nose of citrus, flowers and an almost salty note. Intensity of flavors and structure,...
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Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2022
750ml - Case of 12
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$42.81
Delivers attractive pear, melon and chamomile notes that turn creamy on the medium-weight palate, with crushed stone...
750ml - Case of 6
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$82.45
Golden yellow in color with aromas of white pear and apple blossom. Rich and textural on the palate with flavors of...
Ice Wine Marsanne Mavrodaphne White Rhone Blend
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?
The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.