Marani Kvareli

Name: Marani Kvareli
Brand: Telavi Wine Cellar

Telavi Wine Cellar · Marani

88 PointsWine Enthusiast 2016

A dry red Georgian wine made from Saperavi, appellation of Kvareli. Made using the European method, aged in oak barriques; 12 days of skin maceration. Alcohol 14%. According to the winery: 8 months of ageing in 225-litre barrels. Sources note cherry, chocolate and oak on the nose and full-bodied on the palate. Produced by 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: 12 days of skin maceration
Alcohol: 14%

Grape varieties: Saperavi

Recognition

88 PointsWine Enthusiast 2016
Unknown weightvintages: 2009
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Vintages: 2009

Origin

Producer:Telavi Wine CellarLarge producer, own vineyards

Region: Kakheti

Appellation: Kvareli

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

Chocolate
Oak
Smoke
Cherry
Red berries
Spices

Taste

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.