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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.94 $25.20
12 bottles: $22.80
A fresh and lively dolcetto with sliced raspberries and citrus undertones. Medium body. Crisp acidity. From...
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Bottle: $18.52
Purple in color with aromas of blueberries and blackberries. Medium to light in body and very smooth on the palate,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.72
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From the moment I tilt the glass, the 2016 Carmenere makes itself known with an intensely spicy and pungently floral...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.19
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White
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Bottle: $15.00
White color with green highlights. Intense lemon aroma, with citrus, Greek herbs and hints of roses and licorice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.34
12 bottles: $17.42
A medium-to full-bodied carmenere with lots of dark, grilled cumin, black beans, olives and smoked meat. Dry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.89
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This red is appealing in its softness, despite a base of light tannins and bright acidity. Allows the cherry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.45
12 bottles: $26.90
The nose offers attractive aromas of juicy black fruits, spices and underbrush. The palate is refreshing and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.85 $15.00
A saturated ruby, the 2022 Dolcetto D'Alba is rich with pressed purple flowers, boysenberry, and dark earth. Medium...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
• 100% Dolcetto sourced from two hectares of 30-year-old vines in the Basarin cru of Neive. • 250-300 meters...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.38
12 bottles: $16.05
Deep black red color. Intense complex nose: tobacco, minty, red and black currant aromas and smoky integrated oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.96 $24.40
12 bottles: $19.76
Deep violet red. An intense, pure Carmenère, packed with blueberries and wild berries. Floral hints like violets and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $13.87
With a violet and red fruit bouquet and almond hints, This wine is delicious on the palate. Soft and elegant tannins.
Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
12 bottles: $24.70
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.93 $16.66
On the nose, a bouquet filled with juicy cherries, pomegranate, and raspberry, all intertwined with fresh herbs and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
At 700m altitude the vineyards located on the hillsides thrive in relatively low temperatures and provide MONOGRAPH...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93 $22.00
12 bottles: $19.53
As always, this Carmenère is intense red color with a violet hue. It offers numerous aromas of tremendous intensity....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.90 $94.80
A consistent Purple Angel that really delivers the carmenere’s plushness when ripened well. Dark olives,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.43
Ruby-red in color with a hint of violet. Red-fruit aromas recall strawberries and plums, along with notes of licorice...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Blackberry, stewed-plum, basil and cigar-box aromas. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Crisp and...
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Carmenere Dolcetto Moschofilero Mencia

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.

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?