Winery Chelti Estateსაფერავი (Saperavi)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the საფერავი (Saperavi) of Winery Chelti Estate in the region of Kakheti often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chelti Estate's საფერავი (Saperavi).
Discover the grape variety: Saperavi
Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of საფერავი (Saperavi) from Winery Chelti Estate are 2015, 2018, 2017, 2009 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Chelti Estate
The Winery Chelti Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Kakheti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Kakheti
Kakheti is the most important wine region in Georgia in quantitative, qualitative and even historic terms. Almost three-quarters of the country's wine Grapes are grown here, on land that has been used for viticulture for thousands of years. Kakheti is home to some of the oldest human habitations in the entire Caucasus region, and archaeological findings have suggested that wine has been produced here for several thousand years. The region's strong relationship with wine and Vine was captured in Georgia's famous hymn 'Thou Art a Vineyard', written in the 12th Century by King Demetrius I.
The word of the wine: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
