Kindzmarauli Mama Papuri

Appellation of Kindzmarauli: a dry red wine from Saperavi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13.5%. Sources note chocolate and leather on the nose. Produced by Armunji.

Style attributes

Color: Red
Tannin: No data
Sweetness: Dry
Aging vessel: Qvevri
Technology: Qvevri (traditional)
Volume: 750 ml
Alcohol: 13.5%

Grape varieties: Saperavi

Recognition

No recorded awards.

Vintages: 2005

Origin

Producer:ArmunjiNot enough data

Region: Kakheti

Appellation: KindzmarauliElevated authenticity risk

What to check for this appellation

Kindzmarauli is a naturally semi-sweet red PDO from the Kvareli micro-zone in Kakheti, made exclusively from Saperavi, with sweetness achieved by arrested fermentation rather than added sugar. It is one of Georgia's best-known names and its demarcated zone is limited (open estimates put the registered zone in the low-to-mid hundreds of hectares), so demand can exceed authentic zone output and the name is sometimes stretched to Saperavi grown outside the zone. What to check: confirm the wine is Saperavi from the registered Kindzmarauli zone in Kvareli and that the producer sources grapes there.