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The Basics This wine is meant to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, ranging from Asian to Mexican dishes. The Taste...
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100% Chenin Blanc. From 10-15-year-old, certified-organic vines on clay-limestone soils. Fermented to dryness (2...
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This leads off with dark fruit tones of black cherry and blackberry, with contrasting scents of violet and iron...
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Savory and tarry cranberries and strawberries here, followed with some cured meat and blood orange. This is a juicy...
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A Sangiovese with lots of cherry and raspberry, a nice acidity which helps with food and a round medium body with low...
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Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and...
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Wild roses and wild strawberries, the nose has a lovely fragrance and expression. Lifted and bright, this has such a...
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Wild roses and wild strawberries, the nose has a lovely fragrance and expression. Lifted and bright, this has such a...
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Typical aromas of cherries, blackberries, walnuts and dried flowers follow through to a full body with round, creamy...
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Intense ruby red in color. An ample and complex bouquet, with distinct notes of flowers, fresh fruit, and spices. The...
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Bordering on opulent, this red features blackberry, black currant, plum, iron and spice aromas and flavors, matched...
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Dedicated to I Colli, the Bindi Sergardi hamlet that represents the history and soul of 23 generations of the...
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Ruby red in color the wine has a full and intense fragrance with hints of grapefruit and red fruits which bring to...
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From the family of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, this Sangiovese is bold and lush, with aromas of dried cherry, terra...
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Bright ruby red in color. Fragrant, robust and fruit forward, with fresh blackberry, plum and raspberry flavors. A...
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Bright ruby red in color. Fragrant, robust and fruit forward, with fresh blackberry, plum and raspberry flavors. A...
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Bright ruby red in color. Fragrant, robust and fruit forward, with fresh blackberry, plum and raspberry flavors. A...
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Aromas of bright berry fruit and violets merge with zesty spice and intense juicy flavors of ripe raspberry, plum and...
Chenin Blanc Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Sangiovese
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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 name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.