Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2019 | Venison steak with mashed carrots. What to pair with it? I had six bottles in my hands and decided this Greek wine from six years old. When young you often do not know what to expect from a wine, the older you get the more you get a trained taste and can choose safe choices. But I like the surprises and the fact I am not aware what to expect. This red has a rich nose with cedar (6 m barrel aging), chocolate and spices. Cherries in taste with a hint of raspberries, quite strong ánd still quaffable. Chocolate in taste too. It makes my day. Fine website from producer but it does not give the grape variety (mavrodaphne?). — 2 months ago

Nagib Nasr

9.3

Amazingly good Greek wine — 2 years ago

with Tripp

Jennifer Favaloro

9.4

Sweet and spicy! — 3 years ago

Sarah

9.0

Very interesting wine! Very dry but yet fruity with black cherry and blackberry flavors. — 6 months ago

with Chris

Jay Kline

9.1

Poured through a Venturi into a decanter prior to service. For a grape that has traditionally been used to make less-than-serious fortified wines, this was quite a serious Mavrodaphne indeed. From ungrafted vines, the 2020 “Mov” pours purple in color. A touch reticent early, this is developing and only beginners to open after about 30min after which it revealed it’s layered red and dark fruits, earth, cocoa, purple flowers, minerals and soft baking spices. Structure was medium+. Balanced and paired well with our beef and grilled eggplant. Only 800 bottles produced. — 2 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.5

Extraordinary and flavorful Greek wine. Unlike anything else: flavors of balsamic, bell pepper, and rosemary. All of the flavor is in the finish. Perfect with moussaka. — 3 years ago

romo

9.0

Basic Greek saline fresh. — a year ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

Even better with lamb. Intense earthiness (reminds me of good Aglianico but austere like a young cab franc), touch of barnyard, framed by a graceful body with finer tannins than the nose would lead to believe. — a year ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2011 | 60% mavrodaphne 40% mavro kalavritino | 32 months aged in new barrels | 24 months in bottle before release | Such a glorious wine from these authentique grapes! Rich taste. Paired with spaghetti meatballs. Second day with venison steak, the wine shows even better. — 2 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.0

A lovely Greek wine. Raisin aromas that are almost port like. Prune, plum, and smoke notes. A great change of pace and if you like other old world wines, I'd recommend you give this a try. Good value at $18. — 4 years ago