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This golden-colored Tokaji has aromas of raw honey, apricot blossom, pear and baked apple tart. Silky smooth upon...
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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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Charming wine with a very intense amber color; the alcoholic component enhances a wide and complex aroma with...
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Szepsy Tokaj Szamorodni 2016
500ml - Case of 6
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Such a complex nose of dried apricot, mango and papaya with quite some spice from botrytis. Very lush and rich, but...
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Telmo Rodriguez Malaga Molino Real Mountain 2016
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2016 was dry and late in Málaga because of a delay in the vegetative cycle given the rains of May that also favored...
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Robe: This wine presents an almost crystalline straw yellow color; limpid, bright, and luminous.
Nose: The nose...
750ml - Case of 6
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Robe: The robe is a straw yellow color, almost crystalline; limpid, bright, and luminous.
Nose: The first nose...
Bonarda Chenin Blanc Dessert Wine Malagousia
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.
If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.
It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.
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