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Satrapezo Saperavi
Telavi Wine Cellar · Satrapezo
Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; 180 days of skin maceration. Alcohol 14%. According to the winery: 24 months of ageing; a yield of 4 t/ha. Saperavi from Kakheti: a dry red Georgian wine. Sources note dark berries, dried fruit and oak on the nose and grippy tannins on the palate. Made at Telavi Wine Cellar (a large producer with its own vineyards).
Style attributes
- Color
- Red
- Tannin
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Aging vessel
- Qvevri
- Technology
- Qvevri (traditional)
- Technology
- 180 days of skin maceration
- Volume
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Market
- Domestic and export
Grape varieties: Saperavi
Recognition
- Major competitionvintages: 2022
- Major competitionvintages: 2020
- Major competitionvintages: 2020
- Major competitionvintages: 2020
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2020
- Major competitionvintages: 2019
- Major competitionvintages: 2018
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2017
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2014
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2014
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2014
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2012
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2006
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2006
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2008
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Major competitionvintages: 2004
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.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2020
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2019
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2018
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2017
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2017
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2016
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2014
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2015
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2015
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2014
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- SilverMundusvini 2017Unknown weightvintages: 2014
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.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2014
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.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2013
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2012
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.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2008
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- 87 PointsWine Enthusiast 2012Unknown weightvintages: 2008
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- SilverENOEXPO 2009Unknown weightvintages: 2006
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- SilverIntervin 2009Unknown weightvintages: 2006
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2004
Claimed by the winery — not verified against the competition's own results.
- Unknown weightvintages: 2006
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: 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2006, 2004
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.
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
- Dried fruit
- Oak
- Vanilla
- Spices
Taste
- Grippy tannins
Hue
- Brick
- Deep
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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