White Wines of Greece

Moschofilero & Malagousia

The Moschofilero grape produces wines with crisp character, beautiful floral aromas and hints of spice. The Malagousia grape is also an especially aromatic grape, leading to elegant full bodied wines with medium acidity and lively aromas of exotic fruits, citrus, jasmine and mint. The grape was nearly extinct before winemaker Geravassiliou saw the grape’s potential and began producing this wonderfully rich and balanced white as one of his signature wines.

Moschofilero, Antonopoulos, Mantinia, Greece ’05	$34
Moschofilero, Nasiakos, Mantinia ’05	$37
Moschofilero, Domaine Tselepos, Mantinia ’06	$40
Moschofilero, Boutari, Mantinia ’06	$45
Malagousia, Domaine Geravassiliou, Epanomi ’06	$52

Robola & Savatianó

Robola, grown most notably in the mountainous vineyards of Cephalonia, yields well balanced low acidity wines with peach aromas often mixed with smoky, mineral hints, and a pleasant citrus finish. Savatiano is the most widely cultivated white grape of Greece and is known for its consistently reliable wines. Easy drinking whites, they are dry, low acidity wines with various interesting fruit, citrus and nut characteristics.

Savatiano, Fragou, Attica ’05	$32
Savatiano, Alexandros Megapanos, Attica ’05	$35
Robola, Cephalonia Cooperative, Cephalonia ’06	$36
Robola, Gentillini, Cephalonia ’05	$38

Roditis

This rose colored grape produces light, clean wines on its own
or adds great acidity when blended with other richer white varietals

Roditis, Nicolas Repanis, White Fox, Corinth ’06	$32
Roditis/Moschofilero, Gaia Estate, Notios, Peloponessos ’06	$36
Roditis/Viognier, Domaine Mercouri, Peloponessos ’06	$38
Roditis, Oenoforos, Asprolithi, Patras ’05	$40
Roditis/Chardonnay, Papatonis, Metron Ariston Peloponessos ’06	$42

Retsina

The classically unique white wine of Greece, made by adding small amounts of pine resin to the wine. Served in tavernas throughout Greece, it is at its best when paired with fried seafood and traditional mezze. Gaia Estate has taken this classic wine and applied their contemporary winemaking approach, resulting in a new elegant style retsina which still manages to maintain all its authentic Greek heritage.

Roditis, Gaia Estate, Ritinitis Nobilis, Nemea

$30

Assyrtiko

Assyrtiko is one of Greece’s finest multi-purpose white grape varieties. It was first cultivated on the island of Santorini, where it has developed a unique character producing excellent AOC wines. It yields a bone-dry wine that has citrus aromas mixed with an earthy, mineral aftertaste due to the volcanic soil of Santorini. Katsano and Gaidouria are other local Santorini grapes rarely found off the island. Gavala has used these grapes to produce a very limited production dry white wine that possesses green highlights and a nose of sweet aromas of flowers, honey and lemon blossom.

Assyrtiko, Gavala, Gavala Blue, Santorini ’06	$32
Assyrtiko/Sauvignon Blanc /Semillion, Domaine K. Lazaridi, Amethystos, Macedonia ’06	$43
Sauvignon Blanc /Assyrtico , Biblia Chora, Greece ‘06	$44
Assyrtiko, Biblia Chora Estate, “Areti”, Macedonia ’05	$46
Katsano/Gaidouria, Gavala, Santorini ’05	$48
Assyrtiko, Gaia Estate, Thallasitis, Santorini ’05	$50

Barrel Fermented

When matured in oak, Assyrtiko becomes an intense medium bodied white and shows off its ageing potential. Ovilos is a unique example of this from Biblia Chora Estate which blends this versatile Greek varietal with the classic Bordeaux blending grape Semillon. The Ovilos blends perfectly the Semillon aroma of apricot and honey with Assyrtiko notes of mineral, citrus, and melon. Along with hints of vanilla from the oak, the result is a truly unique wine with intense flavor and pleasant acidity that represents the new and creative winemaking taking place in Greece today.

Assyrtiko, Hatzidakis Winery, Santorini ‘06	$56
Assyrtico/Semillion, Biblia Chora, Ovilos, Pangeon ’05	$69
Assyrtico/Semillion, Biblia Chora, Ovilos, Pangeon ’04	$69

International White Varietals from Greece

Chardonnay, Cambas, Peloponnesos, Greece ‘06	$30
Chardonnay, Fragou, Messinia ’06	$32
Sauvignon Blanc, Tsantali, Halkidiki ’06	$36
Chardonnay, Domaine Tselepos, Marmarias, Arcadia ’05	$45
Traminer, Strofilia Katogi , Ioannina ’04	$48
Roussane, Nostos, Crete ’05	$53
Chardonnay, Domaine Gerovassilou, Epanomi ’05	$63

Lebanese and Turkish White Wines

Lebanon is one of the oldest sites of wine production in the world and was instrumental in spreading wine and viticulture throughout the Mediterranean in ancient times. Today, Lebanon produces white wines using mainly classic French varietals as well as various local grape varieties. The most prominent of these local grapes are Merwah, which is believed to be an ancestor to Semillon, and Obaideh, which is believed to be an ancestor to Chardonnay.

Narince is an indigenous white grape of Turkey. Aged in oak, this varietal produces a unique wine with a complex aroma, mature fruit taste and well structured body

Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay/Semillon, Chateau Ksara, Blanc de Blancs, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’06	$32
Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine Wardy, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’06	$32
Chardonnay, Chateau Ksara Cuvee du Pape, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’05	$40
Obaideh, Musar, Cuvee Blanc, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’04	$48
Narince, Kavaklidere, Tokat, Turkey ’04	$55

Chateau Musar White Vintage Selections

Founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar in an 18th century castle in Ghazir, just fifteen miles north of Beirut, Chateau Musar and winemaker Serge Hochar have since established themselves among the premiere wineries in the world. Chateau Musar has achieved an almost cult-like following among wine lovers. The whites of Musar are crafted from local grape varieties Obaideh and Merwah and can be cellared for up to 100 years. Due to the rich full bodied characteristics of the Chateau Musar White, the winemaker recommends the wines served at cellar temperature and not chilled. A truly unique white wine experience

Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’00	$65
Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’98	$70
Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’94	$75

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