Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: dark roses, smoked prunes, game
Palate: ripe cassis, inky minerals, spiced cedar, black pepper
Dark roses, smoked prunes and a hint of game on the nose; ripe cassis threaded with inky minerals, spiced cedar and black pepper on the palate, over ripe chalky tannin and vibrant acidity.
What it pairs with
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Roast venison
The producer flags a gamey note in the bouquet, and the structure supports dark game meat. -
Chakapuli of lamb
Chalky tannin and high acidity cut through the fat in a slow-braised lamb. -
Aged guda cheese
The cedar and pepper spice sits well against a salty sheep's cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Alaverdi Monastery Marani · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Saperavi (100%)
- Oak
- Fermented in wooden vessels in the eleventh century monastery cellar, then eight to twelve months in French oak barrels.
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage