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Telmo Rodriguez Branco De Santa Cruz 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.53
The 2020 Branco de Santa Cruz is a village white from Valdeorras with a blend of textured Godello, Doña Blanca,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.37
An opulent, dense red, featuring ripe black cherry and blackberry notes, with persistent hints of earth and tobacco....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$53.45
The 2018 Cont’Ugo is a gorgeous wine that captures the essence of this coolish year on the Tuscan coast. The...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$47.95
A fresh, tight and structured merlot with vibrant notes of olives, red plums, cherries, tobacco, orange zest and...
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Terroir Al Limit Pedra De Guix 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$99.27
While Dominik Huber produces two white wines at Terroir al Limit, they are made quite differently. Dominik refers to...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.95
Concentrated nose of baked blackberries, dark chocolate, tar, iodine, cloves, spearmint and hints of toffee. It’s...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$238.95
Lots of personality here, with aromas of black cherries, olives, seaweed, milk chocolate and salted plums. Velvety...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.26
An unforgettable expression of Merlot from coastal Tuscany, this ranks among the top-scoring icon wines of the world....
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$216.95
The 2011 vintage was known for being an especially hot vintage and in fact harvesting started 15 days early, in the...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$150.28
Ten years on the Redigaffi shows it's vibrancy with lifted aromas of savoury spice, violet and fennel. The palate is...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$176.12
2013 had a very wet spring followed by a very sunny summer, although rain showers in July and August delayed ripening...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$169.58
2014 was one of the coolest and rainiest vintages ever on the Tuscan coast. According to Tua Rita they were saved by...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$190.78
This has aromas of blackberries, fresh plums, oyster shells, iodine, violets and tobacco leaves. Chocolate and salted...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$229.78
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$210.21
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$169.09
This has gorgeous aromas of walnuts, chocolate, spiced plums, licorice and grilled herbs. Rich and chewy with a full...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$179.42
This has gorgeous aromas of walnuts, chocolate, spiced plums, licorice and grilled herbs. Rich and chewy with a full...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$188.95
Aromas of walnuts and bark with some toasted oak and red fruit. Tapenade and violets, too. Changes all the time. This...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$205.95
Owner Stefano Frascolla describes 2019 as 'a dream vintage' and describes how the vines 'underwent all the stages of...
Mavrodaphne Merlot Traminette White Blend 750ml
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?
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.