£36.00
per bottle (750 ml)
DESCRIPTION
Deep ruby colour that captivates. Medium acidity in the nose, with black fruits standing out, like black cherry, along with spices, tea features and chocolate. The full-body blends together with its balanced acidity, giving an enchanting result, coupled with the velvet tannins. Its flavour characteristics follow the same pattern with the nose ones, giving also vanilla and wood notes. Lasting aftertaste with cocoa flavour.
AT A GLANCE
Red
Dry
2014
14 ABV
Mavrodaphne
Ionian Islands
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Grape
Mavrodaphne of Kefalonia
Though Patras may have the lion’s share of overall Mavrodaphne plantings, Cephalonia is an equally important albeit smaller hub of the variety’s cultivation. Despite the fact that on this island of the Ionian Sea the greatest part of the Mavrodaphne production finds its way to dry vinifications that manifest some interesting results, a small portion of the grapes harvested goes toward the sweet and rarest-of-the-rare Mavrodaphne of Kefalonia wine.
It has not been long since the all but forgotten PDO Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia zone of sweet red wines acquired its own advocates, and it remains too early to tell with any certainty how it will fare. Still, the clone planted on the island point toward the fact that the sweet wines bearing the “Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia” appellation seem to have more body and a deeper colour than those under the “Mavrodaphne of Patras” appellation. The character exhibited is further highlighted in this case by the exclusion of Mavri Korinthiaki with the end result that the bittersweetness of Mavrodaphne appears in its unmitigated, accentuated form.
Until the moment when Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia can prove time can be its ally, restless wine lovers can explore the noteworthy field of this rare wine’s relatively fresh versions.
Ref: Wines of Greece.org
Producer
Melissinos
Reviving the family estate at Ano Thiramona, at the southern part of the island of Cephalonia, the winery has experimented with the indigenous varieties of the island, some of which, if not totally forgotten, have certainly become neglected over time. Mount Aenos, in the middle of the island, divides Kefalonia into its northern and southern parts, creating many different microclimates, even at short distances. The volcanic character of the island and the peninsula of Paliki offer even more variety in the soil morphology and composition. Last but not least in importance effect over the quality of Cephalonian wine is the delayed advent of phylloxera on the island (1970) and the preservation of old own-rooted vineyards. The winery promotes this varietal diversity and reveals the natural potential of the local grapes by producing high-quality wines with minimum intervention in a limited number of bottles. Their Mavrodaphne wines come from autochthonous ungrafted plants of the local and superior island clone.
DELIVERY
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