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Saperavi Barrel
A red Georgian wine made from Saperavi, appellation of Kindzmarauli. Made using the European method, aged in oak barriques; alcohol 13.5%. Sources note dark berries, coffee and licorice on the nose and balanced acidity and full-bodied on the palate. Made at Giuaani.
Style attributes
- Color
- Red
- Tannin
- No data
- Sweetness
- No data
- Aging vessel
- Barrique
- Technology
- European
- Volume
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
Grape varieties: Saperavi
Recognition
- Major competitionvintages: 2022
Medals are weighted by competition credibility — a gold from a pay-to-play contest is not a gold from Decanter.
Vintages: 2022
Origin
Producer:GiuaaniWinery with own production
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.
Aroma and taste
Aroma
- Tobacco
- Dark berries
- Coffee
- Red berries
- Licorice
- Spices
- Plum
Taste
- Balanced acidity
- Full-bodied
Hue
- Ruby
- Deep
As stated by the producer
When to open it
Derived from the wine's style by catalog rules, not from reviews.
