Saperavi Qvevri

A little something special – Darkly powerful, old-school storyteller

Vintage – 2020

Location – Kvareli region 40 Ha

Wine type:Red Dry Qvevri

Variety:Saperavi

Color – Ruby

Flavor – Dark Cherry

Taste – Red Dry Fruit 

ABV:  13%

Cork – 5 years

Aging (3 years with keeping in temperature and other standard requirements)

Lab test results (Sugar; Sulfites)

Pairing: Barbeque, moderately seasoned meat dishes, and all sorts of cheese.

Best served at: 15°C – 18°C

Qvevri Generation Notes

DNA refers to either 8000-year-old Qvevri wine-making technology that passed from generation to generation and is kept in our blood. The iconic endemic Georgian white grape varieties of Saperavi have significant importance in the DNA edition.

Tasting notes

The Qvevri technology ensures the intensity of flavors, tastes, and higher tannin concentration. Full-bodied ruby color Saperavi expresses the fine taste of black plume, with lively tones and aftertaste, scents with pleasant aromas of blackberry and cherry. Contains sulfites.

Ages very well and have unique taste gradually year to year

Saperavi Qvevri Character

Qvevri wine making technology turns the most widespread Georgian grape juice into a special and exotic substance reflecting ancestral hard work that is part of our DNA. 

Saperavi is a Georgian endemic red grape variety. “peri” (ფერი) in Georgian means color. The core of the name might be interpreted as colorful or colorizer. The Acidity level varies from 7.5 to 8.5 grams per liter and the sugar level reaches from 20 to 26% per liter. Saperavi is cultivated in large numbers which makes it the most widespread and mass produced red wine grape variety across Georgia.

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