Structure

Bodyfull

Tanninfirm

Aciditymedium

Sweetnessdry

Finishlong

Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 3 to 12 years from vintage.

vintage3 yrs12 yrs14 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

Full-bodiedFirm tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: ripe berries, blackcurrant, plum

Palate: blackberry, spice, oak

Saperavi from Mukuzani vineyards on the north bank of the Alazani, picked from early October and given three years in oak: ripe berries and blackcurrant mellowing into blackberry and spicy oak depth.

What it pairs with

Mtsvadi of beef
Mukuzani is the Kakhetian house red for grilled beef; oak spice meets char.
Chakapuli, lamb stewed with tarragon and green plums
Three years of oak give the wine enough weight for lamb while the sour plum lifts it.
Aged guda cheese
Firm tannin needs salt and fat; a hard sheep's cheese supplies both.

Facts

Producer: Schuchmann Wines · visiting guide
Grapes: Saperavi (100%)
Classification: Mukuzani PDO
Oak: Three years in oak.
ABV: 13.0%
Drinking window: 3-12 from vintage

Mukuzani