Winery LagvinariSaperavi
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saperavi of Winery Lagvinari 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 Lagvinari's Saperavi.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saperavi from Winery Lagvinari are 2017, 2011, 0
Informations about the Winery Lagvinari
The Winery Lagvinari is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Kakheti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Kakheti
Cradle of amber and orange wines, vinified in qvevri (buried clay jars, UNESCO). Skin-macerated Rkatsiteli whites: signature notes of dried apricot, walnut, honey, orange peel and black tea, fine tannins and controlled oxidation. Deep, tinctorial Saperavi reds with black fruit, plum, spice and firm tannins, age-worthy. Also Mtsvane and Kisi in white, fresh and floral.
The word of the wine: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
