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Blackcurrant, sandalwood and rose-petal aromas follow through to a medium body with very fine tannins and a fresh,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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Expressive nose filled with softly perfumed red fruit with touches of blackcurrant and black cherries. Great acidity,...
750ml - Case of 6
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Expressive nose filled with softly perfumed red fruit with touches of blackcurrant and black cherries. Great acidity,...
750ml - Case of 12
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A beautiful second wine with black olives, tapenade, black berries, plums and chocolate. Medium to full body. Lovely...
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The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
750ml
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Dark forest fruit leading the nose, with touches of green bell pepper. Fruit forward, savoury finish. (Bronze) - DWWA...
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A beautiful red colour with garnet glints An expressive and complex nose, with primary aromas of toast, vanilla and...
750ml
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Lead-pencil aromas with currants and plums, too. Full body, silky tannins and a focused and very refined finish. It's...
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While few people get excited about second wines, the reality today is that the top estates are making such a strict...
750ml
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Exquisitely fine tannins to the currant, lead-pencil and chocolate character. The palate is full, yet very refined...
750ml
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The second wine of the estate, the 2019 Carruades De Lafite offers a beautiful, Lafite-like bouquet of crème de...
750ml
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So perfumed and subtle with roses, lavender, sage, and currants. Medium-bodied. So much Spanish cedar, cigar box,...
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94-95 Soft and attractive character to this wine, showing a polished-tannin frame and a juicy center-palate. Medium...
750ml - Case of 6
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The 2020 Céres, from Clare and Gonzalgue Lurton, comes from a 8-hectare estate owned by Clare and Gonzalgue Lurton,...
750ml
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The second wine of Château Ausone, always produced in limited quantities, provides a fine echo of the top wine. Bold...
750ml
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A tight and focused second wine from Potensac with currant and lemon-rind character. Medium body, fine tannins and a...
750ml
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An attractive nose with red fruit and an array of red flowers that lead to a palate that has red fruit at its core...
750ml - Case of 6
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A fresh, clean wine with currants, spice and light chocolate character. Medium body and fine tannins. Easy finish. A...
Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Mencia Red Bordeaux
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?
There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.