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750ml - Case of 12
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$52.89
A tight, focused red with currants, chocolate, walnuts and some flowers. Medium-to full-bodied with ripe tannins....
750ml - Case of 6
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$52.89
A tight, focused red with currants, chocolate, walnuts and some flowers. Medium-to full-bodied with ripe tannins....
750ml - Case of 6
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$49.80
The 2021 Réserve de la Comtesse is a seriously great wine in its peer group. Or any peer group. Rich and layered,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$58.41
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 1998
750ml - Case of 6
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$118.72
Full bright ruby. Pungent oak, espresso, bitter chocolate and graphite on the nose. Dense and firmly built, with a...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 1999
750ml - Case of 6
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$100.81
A wet and difficult vintage for Bordeaux, but a triumph here. Deep red colour, but not especially evolved. It has a...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2013
750ml - Case of 12
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$81.06
Bright ruby-red. Pungent, high-toned aromas of red berries, graphite and licorice, with a suggestion of menthol. Then...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2013
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.90
Bright ruby-red. Pungent, high-toned aromas of red berries, graphite and licorice, with a suggestion of menthol. Then...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.45
The 2014 Roc de Cambes is all perfume and silk in the glass. Understated and lifted in style, the 2014 is beautifully...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.07
The 2016 Roc de Cambes has turned out beautifully, unwinding in the glass with rich aromas of cassis and cherries...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$66.78
A hidden gem that emerges from the cellar of Tertre Roteboeuf, the 2017 Roc De Cambes comes from a vineyard in the...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2017
750ml - Case of 12
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$66.78
A hidden gem that emerges from the cellar of Tertre Roteboeuf, the 2017 Roc De Cambes comes from a vineyard in the...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2018
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.95
Another incredible wine from the Mitjavile family, the 2018 Roc De Cambes is similar in the style to the Domaine de...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.78
The 2019 Roc De Cambes is deeply colored, powerful wine based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from the...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$63.28
Another absolute gem of a wine is the 2020 Roc De Cambes, which is mostly Merlot from vines just next to the Domaine...
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Ronan By Clinet Bordeaux Rouge 2010
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$64.09
Ronan by Clinet is an approachable wine that reflects the style and savoir-faire of a prestigious Pomerol winery. It...
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Sarget De Gruaud Larose Saint Julien 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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$48.28
Pretty and silky young Bordeaux with currants and minerals on the nose and palate. Full body, with integrated tannins...
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Sarget De Gruaud Larose Saint Julien 2017
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$61.22
Exotic spice aromas under a really inviting floral character and pure cassis and prune notes. Succulent and juicy,...
Dessert 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.