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Grown on clay and gravelly soil, this 100% Cabernet Franc from Chinon, is fruitywith soft tannins and exults aromas...
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Intense ruby red in color, with garnet hints. On the nose, the wine expresses floral notes with delicate and intense...
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$71.28
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Dal Cero Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is stunning depth and concentration, both in its rich aromas of ripe fruit...
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Seductive on the nose with wild strawberries, raspberries, cassis, violets and freshly ground peppercorns. Medium...
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• Clay and limestone terroir, with high iron content in the soil....
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• Considered the top site for in Saumur Champigny, and perhaps the...
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• Certified Organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• Clay and limestone terroir, with high iron content in the soil....
750ml
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 40+ year old vines.
• Puy-Notre-Dame is an AOC singled out for...
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 35+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• Clay and silex soil...
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 35+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• Clay and silex soil...
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 70+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• From the mid-slope....
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• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 30+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• Clay over pure...
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• Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks.
• Maceration lasts 2 weeks.
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• Fermented in oak tanks.
• Aged for at least 6 months in stainless steel.
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This ruby-colored Cabernet Franc has attractive aromas of violet, forest floor, crushed dried rose petals and light...
Cabernet Franc Corvina Blend Mavrodaphne Mencia
Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
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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