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Kondoli Vineyards SAMI
Telavi Wine Cellar · Kondoli Vineyards
Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Saperavi and Merlot. Made using the European method, aged in oak barriques; 20 days of skin maceration. Alcohol 13%. According to the winery: 12 months of ageing in 225-litre barrels; a yield of 7 t/ha. Sources note dark berries, fresh grass and mint on the nose and full-bodied on the palate. Made at Telavi Wine Cellar (a large producer with its own vineyards).
Style attributes
- Color
- Red
- Tannin
- No data
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Aging vessel
- Barrique
- Technology
- European
- Technology
- 20 days of skin maceration
- Alcohol
- 13%
Recognition
- Major competitionvintages: 2018
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2009
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2009
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2020
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- SilverMundusvini 2020Unknown weightvintages: 2018
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- GoldMundusvini 2017Unknown weightvintages: 2013
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2013
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- SilverENOEXPO 2016Unknown weightvintages: 2012
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
Medals are weighted by competition credibility — a gold from a pay-to-play contest is not a gold from Decanter.
Vintages: 2020, 2018, 2013, 2012, 2009
Origin
Producer:Telavi Wine CellarLarge producer, own vineyards
Region: Kakheti
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
- Dark berries
- Mint
- Oak
- Toast
- Vanilla
- Red berries
- Strawberry
- Fresh grass
Taste
- Full-bodied
Hue
- Brick
As stated by the producer
When to open it
Derived from the wine's style by catalog rules, not from reviews.
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