Structure
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: black cherry, damson, dried herbs
Palate: blackcurrant, blackberry, earth
The Vinoterra qvevri Saperavi: extended skin contact, no oak, so the fruit and the clay do the talking. Full-bodied, firm and savoury with a long dark-berry finish.
What it pairs with
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Mtsvadi, Kakhetian vine-cutting barbecue
Charred pork fat needs Saperavi's tannin and acidity to reset the palate between skewers. -
Chashushuli, slow-braised beef with tomato and herbs
The braise's sweet tomato edge meets the wine's dark-berry core without either side losing shape. -
Aged sulguni
Salt and smoke in the cheese soften the wine's grip and pull out its dried-herb register.
Facts
- Producer
- Schuchmann Wines · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Saperavi (100%)
- Oak
- No oak on the current release. Open-air qvevri fermentation and maceration, then racked to a fresh qvevri, sealed and aged six months before bottling.
- ABV
- 13.0%