"From the Kindzmarauli microzone of the Kvareli in the Kakheti Region, republic of Georgia".Here we have the neatest wine bottle I have ever seen. This is a bottle I received from friends at a recent and enjoyable wine tasting (Bring the funniest label). It is 100% Saperavi which is a grape that can make wines that cellar for 50 years or more.
This was a big surprise. I was expecting the worst but as is the nature of this quest I am thrown out of the comfort zone and "forced" to try increasingly far reaching wines. This one is semi-sweet with a soft peppery backbone and is smooth from start to finish. It reminded some of a rose' despite its darker color. My aunt (the host of the reunion... thank you thank you thank you) thought that it would pair nicely with an Athenian lamb stew. I would like to give that a try.
Perhaps it was the company, but I really did find this to be an enjoyable wine.
3 comments:
Saperavi can not be Kindzmarauli!!!
On the bottel is writen in russian Kindzmarauli and you say tasting 100% saperavi ??
Saperavi (Geo.: საფერავი; literally "paint, dye" - due to its intensive dark-red colour) is a grape variety used to make Georgian wines. Two notable examples are Kindzmarauli (semi-sweet one year old) and Mukuzani (three year old and vintage). It originated from Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia and now is spread throughout its entire territory (Kakheti, Saingilo, Kartli, Shavshet-Klardjeti, Imereti, Guria, Racha and Lechkhumi).
But I do appreciate your comment (and the wine). Cheers.
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