Grape · red
Mavrodaphne
Also known as Black Daphne in English or Thiniatiko in Kefalonia
Warm climate
About
Greece's great fortified red, centred on Patras and Kefalonia. Traditionally made for the church and the long after-dinner table. Aged for years (sometimes decades) in old oak barrels for a rancio, port-like profile.
Typical profile
Body
Full
Tannins
Firm
Acidity
Bright
Sweetness
Luscious
Aromas
What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.
Oak influence
Common
Aging
Built for the very long cellar; great bottlings show their best at 15-50 years.
Growing regions
How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.
Food pairings
chocolate dessertswalnut spoon-sweetsaged cheesedried fruitbaklavafig tart