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• Softness of the botrytis balanced by the acidity of the
Chenin and the tartness of the schist terroir
• Pure...
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Sultanas, Christmas pudding and burnt toffee character throughout. Very thick and very sweet with a syrupy texture....
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Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and...
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Thanks to centuries of Venetian trading influence, the wines of Santorini were initially celebrated as strong and...
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Deep amber in colour with brown highlights. On the nose, there is a lot of dried fruit notes, dates, plums and...
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A beautifully developed nose opens with aromas of burnt caramel, figs, buckwheat, and honey with notes of pine...
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• San Colombano, Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia bianca grapes from vines planted in the early 1970s.
• Loamy clay...
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Elegent and fragrant, this opens with aromas of pressed rose, crushed violet, wild berry and a whiff of baking spice....
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An exquisite Vin Santo, with aromas and flavors of brown butter, caramel, molasses, gingerbread and roasted walnut...
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Intense golden yellow in color with an amber glow. Fine aromas of citrus, white flowers, honey, candied orange peel,...
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The 2021 Zweigelt was grown on the southern edge of Kamptal on alluvial gravels. Subtle reduction is still smoky and...
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Zweigelt is a crossing between Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent created by Dr. Fritz Zweigelt at the Klosterneuburg in...
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Rich and plummy quite lush for a ‘basic’ Liter wine, with almost a New World fleshiness.
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Intricately woven aromas and flavors of baked apple, dried apricot, orange blossom and freshly toasted almonds. Rich...
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Amazing depth of colour and outstanding red berry flavours, particularly strawberry, lend this red Icewine to pair...
Dessert Wine Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Zweigelt
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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