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750ml - Case of 3
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$1084.30
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Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.07
A fragrant grapefruit and tangerine bouquet touched with scented pears and delicate spice. There’s weight and...
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Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.95
This has aromas of white pepper, baked apple, pineapple, white tea, smoked almond and papaya. It’s medium-to...
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Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2022
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.72
To be drunk young (in the first 18 months) to appreciate its magnificent minerality and very complex fruit aromas....
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Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$44.65
This has a ripe and complex nose of cooked lemon, apricot, papaya, shortcrust pastry, chamomile, juniper berries and...
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Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2022
750ml - Case of 6
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$34.89
An aromatic, full-bodied white with aromas of mangoes, papayas, honeysuckle, grilled herbs and beeswax. Textural and...
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R. Lopez De Heredia Gravonia Blanco 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$51.68
Aromas of dried apples, wax, blanched nuts, and lemon curd follow through to a medium to full body with serious...
750ml - Case of 6
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$530.95
Limpid, brass-tinged yellow-gold. Highly pungent, heady aromas of orange pith, dried peach, iodine, jasmine, honey...
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R. Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$160.33
Nuanced pine nuts, macadamia, white truffle, dried pineapple, seaweed and marzipan. Full and voluminous on the palate...
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Sadie Family Palladius 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$160.29
This inspired wine is the product of 10 different varieties grown on three main soil types in the Paardeberg:...
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Sadie Family Palladius 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$147.90
Impressively graceful, moving confidently across the palate. The firm but well-integrated acidity links notes of...
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Sadie Family Skerpioen 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$125.66
Skerpioen is quite a place: a wind-swept, seashore vineyard with sand and limestone soils that makes one of the...
Insolia Mencia Savatiano White Blend
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
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?