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Mavro

Pronounced MAH-vrohrecorded by Anastasia Konstantopoulou

Mavro built Cyprus's bulk-wine era and took the blame for it. Made light, from old vines at altitude, it has a better second life as rosé and chillable red.

Tasting profile
Full tasting notes live in the deep dive.
What the name means
Black. Mavro is Greek for black, though genotyping shows it is unrelated to Bulgaria's Mavrud.
Where it grows
Cyprus
The catch
Pushed for color and power it turns astringent, which is how most of it was made for decades. Look for a pale, chilled red or a rosé, and expect to hunt: in the US it mostly turns up inside Commandaria.
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Cyprus

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Read the deep diveMavro: Cyprus's Workhorse Red, and a Second Chance

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