Kindzmarauli
Silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. A red Georgian wine, appellation of Kindzmarauli. Made at Dugladze Wine Company.
Style attributes
- Color
- Red
- Tannin
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- Sweetness
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- Aging vessel
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- Technology
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- Alcohol
- 11%
Recognition
- Major competitionvintages: 2024
- Major competitionvintages: 2023
Medals are weighted by competition credibility — a gold from a pay-to-play contest is not a gold from Decanter.
Vintages: 2024, 2023
Origin
Producer:Dugladze Wine CompanyNot 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.
Serving
Glass
Bordeaux glass
Tall bowl with a narrowing rim: gathers the aroma and softens the alcohol — the shape for dense, tannic reds.