Samos Grand Cru

This is Samos Grand Cru, a fortified wine in the Vin Doux Naturel mould made with Muscat grapes from the Greek island of Samos. The wines of Samos have been famous since antiquity - it was Hippocrates' favourite wine. Made from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains grown on hillside terraces up to900m in altitude, there is a whole range of sweet Samos wines at AOC level. Despite its name, Samos Grand Cru is not the top wine in this range (cf St Emilion Grand Cru), nor is there any separate designation of quality or sites like in Champagne or Burgundy. Other wines in this range include a mistelle - Anthemis (5 yr oak aged) and Nectar (from sun dried grapes).