Saperavi of Georgia — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
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More informations about the variety Saperavi
Deeply coloured, powerful reds with inky robe (teinturier grape with red flesh) and tight tannins, with intense aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, spices, leather and balsamic notes. High acidity and fine ageing potential. Often made by the ancestral qvevri method (buried clay jar), it signs the great Georgian reds of Kakheti (Mukuzani, Kvareli, Napareuli). Also in Russia, Ukraine and Australia. Ancient Georgian variety.
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More informations about the wines of Georgia
Georgia (the Eurasian nation, not the American state) is one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world. The main wine varieties favored in Georgia are the red Saperavi and the white Rkatsiteli. These are the classic varieties of the former Soviet republics, from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to Moldova">Moldova and Ukraine. A number of other long-established varieties are widely grown in the country.
What are the typical flavors of the Saperavi grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 65% of Saperavi
- Black fruitPresent in 58% of Saperavi
- OakPresent in 45% of Saperavi
- EarthPresent in 41% of Saperavi
- SpicesPresent in 32% of Saperavi
- Non oakPresent in 30% of Saperavi
- Dried fruitPresent in 25% of Saperavi
- MicrobioPresent in 21% of Saperavi
- FloralPresent in 7% of Saperavi
- Tree fruitPresent in 6% of Saperavi
- CherryPresent in 5% of Saperavi
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Saperavi
- OakyPresent in 4% of Saperavi
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Saperavi
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Saperavi
- EarthyPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- LeatherPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- Black currantPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- PepperPresent in 3% of Saperavi