Structure

Bodyfull

Tanninfirm

Aciditymedium

Sweetnessdry

Finishlong

Oakoak aged

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: black mulberry, sweet cherry, spicy oak, coffee

Palate: black mulberry, cherry, coffee

The estate's reserve, made from Saperavi in the Mukuzani micro-zone. Mature but bright ruby with brick hues, black mulberry and sweet cherry enhanced by spicy oak and coffee, with balanced acidity and marked vinosity.

What it pairs with

Red meat
Named by the estate as the wine's principal match.
Mature cheeses of different styles
Vazisubani's own second recommendation, and firm tannin needs cheese salt.
Chakapuli of lamb
A reserve Saperavi with coffee and oak depth carries a long-braised lamb.

Facts

Producer: Vazisubani Estate · visiting guide
Grapes: Saperavi (100%)
Classification: Mukuzani PDO
Oak: Oak matured, with spicy oak and coffee overtones in the finished wine.
ABV: 14.0%
Price: GEL 132 at the estate shop
Drinking window: 5-15 from vintage

Saperavi Reserve