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$15.43
A well-crafted red, with bitter cherry and plum coursing alongside earthy undertones of licorice root and singed...
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$13.90
$15.17
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Its colour is a deep ruby red, showing garnet reflections while young. With its predominately berry-fruit bouquet,...
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$34.87
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$34.17
Nicely rendered, with waves of warmed cassis, plum pâte de fruit and raspberry reduction rolling through, carried by...
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$35.94
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$35.22
Perfumy and high-toned, with beautiful dried rose petal, anise, cherry and raspberry coulis flavors. Broad on the...
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Eye: Deep red color.
Nose: Red fruits aromas.
Palate: Red fruits and spices flavors. Fine and well integrated tannins.
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The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhône between Orange and Vaisonla-Romaine is a...
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$32.61
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A mostly foudre-aged blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape features resinous notes of...
750ml
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$15.18
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$14.88
This wine takes on a lovely, shiny deep red garb with purple-blue tints. The ripe black fruit aromas that intermingle...
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$43.15
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$42.29
This more traditionally-styled Châteauneuf-du-Pape features pronounced fruit and spice aromas with hints of smoke,...
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The effusive raspberry and redcurrant fruit is wrapped around the well-crafted core of powdery tannins, giving this...
750ml
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$89.90
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95-97 Not yet bottled, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes is all very old vine Grenache from the sandy...
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$17.91
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Sultry and savory, with a lot of fruit as well, this warm, silky red offers wild strawberry, cherry and red licorice...
750ml - Case of 12
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$39.20
A bold and structured Chateauneuf with stacks of damson plum aroma, savory character and meaty depths. In spite of...
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Red Rhone Blend Mencia Savatiano Mencia 750ml
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?