Winery ShumiKvareli (ქავრელი)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
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 Kvareli (ქავრელი) from Winery Shumi are 2014, 2016, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Shumi
The Winery Shumi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Kvareli to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Kvareli
The wine region of Kvareli is located in the region of Kakheti of Georgia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Papuna’s Marani (პაპუნას მარანი) or the Domaine Koncho produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kvareli are Saperavi et Khikhvi, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kvareli often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, microbio or red fruit.
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: Beurré
Typical aroma of white wines aged in oak barrels and wines that have undergone malolactic fermentation.
