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$38.65
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$37.88
A perfumed nose of plums, black cherries, violet and paprika. Medium- to full-bodied with lovely ripe red and black...
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$18.33
The 2021 Secateurs Red has a lovely nose with brambly red fruit, an attractive floral note emerging with time. The...
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$12.13
Made from a blend of Cabernet and Syrah, the 2021 The Curator Red Blend offers a fresh nose of red fruit with a spicy...
750ml - Case of 12
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$11.90
“Achados e Perdidos” means “Lost and Found” in Portuguese….. This particular wine is the result of a bottle...
750ml - Case of 12
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$9.98
Ruby color, bright appearance, clean aroma, with fruity notes, pine caruma and wild flowers. In the mouth it has good...
750ml
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$74.94
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$73.44
Apex pours a dark purple-black into the glass. Licorice, plumbs, wet stones and blackberries lead the way, with...
750ml
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$47.94
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$46.98
The 2021 Redline jumps out of the glass with ripe blackberries, black cherry, licorice, and a hint of toasty oak. A...
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750ml
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$39.94
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$39.14
The lighter ruby-hued 2018 Bricco Rosso Centennial Mountain Vineyard offers up a pretty, Nebbiolo-like bouquet of...
750ml
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$24.28
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$23.79
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Aged for two years in our finest new French oak...
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$15.00
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$11.12
Alamos Red Blend is picked at optimum ripeness to preserve its full-flavored, structural balance. Know for rich...
750ml
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$31.94
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$31.30
There are a couple of rare red wines under the "O Esteiro" label and this one is the blend - organically grown 33%...
750ml
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$20.93
$22.40
75% Tempranillo from the Obarenes zone, and 25% Garnacha from Cárdenas.
750ml
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$19.44
$21.60
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$17.10
This dark purple wine has complex aromas of black cherry, spice, plum, cassis, blueberry, oak and vanilla. This is a...
750ml
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$22.00
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$17.48
A medium- to full-bodied red with polished texture and a bright dark-fruited character. Fresh, with vivid acidity and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$59.93
Simply, unique. It needs a lot of aeration before tasting, otherwise it can show some rusticity due to some...
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$11.51
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Our Sweet Red is light on the palate, exploding with bright red fruit and a little spritz. FOOD PAIRINGS: Sweet...
Lemberger Mavrodaphne Red Blend Syrah
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?
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.