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Estate winery
Saperavi
Chelti is an estate winery. Saperavi from Kakheti: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 13%. Sources note cherry, dark berries and blackberry on the nose and full-bodied and silky on the palate.
Style attributes
- Color
- Red
- Tannin
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Aging vessel
- No data
- Technology
- European
- Volume
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Market
- Domestic and export
Grape varieties: Saperavi
Recognition
- Major competitionvintages: 2021
Medals are weighted by competition credibility — a gold from a pay-to-play contest is not a gold from Decanter.
Vintages: 2022, 2021, 2008
Origin
Serving
Glass
Bordeaux glass
Tall bowl with a narrowing rim: gathers the aroma and softens the alcohol — the shape for dense, tannic reds.
Serving temperature: 16–18 °C
Decant for 60 minutes
High tannin needs fatty protein: grilled meat, lamb, aged cheese.
Aroma and taste
Aroma
- Dark berries
- Blackberry
- Cherry
- Spices
- Plum
Taste
- Full-bodied
- Silky
Hue
- Ruby
- Deep
According to retailers
When to open it
Derived from the wine's style by catalog rules, not from reviews.
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