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Brilliant pale yellow in colour, with an intensely fruity bouquet that makes it an ideal single-variety wine. Very...
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The 2022 Microcósmico Macabeo wants to show the potential of the white grape (also known as Viura, the main white...
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Bright and nervy nose with a mineral attraction to the pure, limey citrus and sliced green apples. Textured and...
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Deep purple color with crimson highlights. Elegant floral nose with peony and violet flowers along with the typical...
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Within the region of Castilla-La-Mancha, La Mancha is the largest delimited wine growing area in Europe. Bodega...
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Enticing hints of white blossoms, vanilla and graphite are a fragrant entry point for this graceful white. There's...
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100% Viura. There's richness, ripeness and complexity in this stunning, long-lived Viura. Impressive aromatic...
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The white 2021 Señorío de P. Peciña Cosecha Blanco is a fresh expression of the Viura from San Vicente de la...
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100% Viura—an indigenous variety here—from biodynamically farmed vineyards, 1.5ha of which Sandra owns and 7.5 ha...
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Finca Allende Rioja Martires 2020
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Pale yellow colour, absolutely clear. Subtle and fragrant on the nose; citric fruits, deep mineral aroma. On the...
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Remirez De Ganuza Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva 2013
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The first vintage for this Gran Reserva Blanco – and it deserves plenty of success. From a vineayrd at 600m and as...
Mavrodaphne Viura Wine
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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