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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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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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Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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94% Sangiovese, 3% Malvasia Nera, 3% Canaiolo. Co-harvested/co-fermented in unlined concrete with macerations lasting...
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100% Sangiovese, with yields at 35 hl/ha. The wine was fermented in open-top stainless steel vats with macerations...
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Wine of great personality and thickness, it has an intense ruby ??color. The bouquet has balsamic and spicy notes....
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A dense, brooding style, this red evokes black cherry, plum and tar flavors. Offers beefy yet not overly astringent...
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The Castell’in Villa Chianti Classico is composed of 100% Sangiovese grapes. It is a complex and serious blend of...
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The 1971 Chianti Classico Riserva is very pretty. Sweet dried cherries, earthiness, flowers, mint and tobacco are...
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The 1986 Chianti Classico Riserva stands apart from many wines of the 1980s for its big, rich fruit. Leather,...
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The 1993 Chianti Classico Riserva is another stunning wine. It boasts gorgeous depth and purity, not to mention...
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The 1994 Chianti Classico Riserva is more immediate and juicy than the 1993. There is plenty of underlying structure,...
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The 1995 Chianti Classico Riserva is another marvelously complete wine. Waves of fruit saturate the palate in this...
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The 2000 Chianti Classico Riserva is a good choice for drinking over the medium term. It is unusually supple and...
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The 2001 Chianti Classico Riserva is a big, layered wine bursting with energy. It possesses striking aromatic nuance...
Marsala Moschofilero Sangiovese Italy Tuscany Chianti Classico Wine
Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.
Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.
Greece has many AOC regions, each with their own signature grape varietal which is cultivated and processed to an exceptionally high degree of excellence. The AOC of Mantinia on the beautiful expansive plateau of the Peloponnese has the Moschofilero varietal, a gray colored white variety which produces exceptional Blanc de Gris wines. A delicate grape, highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions, it is nonetheless prized by wine makers for its unique attributes and the quality of the wine which can be made from it. Although commonly compared to western European Muscat wines, the Moschofilero grapes produce wine which is in a league of its own – full of floral aromas containing heavy, almost soporific notes of rose petals and violets. The flavor of the wine tends to be spicy, and leans more towards earthy mineral flavors rather than fruit ones, making it perfect as an aperitif or coupled with salty olives and cheeses.
Moschofilero wines tend to be elegant and subtle, with their strength being in their crispness, and the bouquet of floral aromas rising from the glass. The finest Moschofilero wines to come out of Greece in recent decades have included the Tselopos, whose high altitude vineyards have seemingly mastered the potential and complexity of this gray grape to international acclaim.
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.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.