Structure

Bodyfull

Tanninfirm

Aciditymedium

Sweetnessdry

Finishlong

Oaknone or neutral

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

Full-bodiedFirm tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: raisin, spice, forest floor

Palate: dried dark fruit, spice

The reserve bottling takes nine months on the skins rather than the standard three to four weeks: raisined dark fruit and spice over a forest-floor base, full-bodied with refined round tannin and a long finish.

What it pairs with

Chakapuli of lamb
Nine months of skin contact builds the structure lamb and tarragon need.
Roast game bird
Forest-floor notes and gamey meat run in the same register.
Aged guda cheese
A mature sheep's cheese gives the firm tannin the salt and fat it wants.

Facts

Producer: Teleda Orgo · visiting guide
Grapes: Saperavi (100%)
Classification: Tsinandali PDO
Oak: Nine months on the skins in qvevri.
Drinking window: 5-15 from vintage

Saperavi Reserve