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Telavi Satrapezo Saperavi (Kakheti)
Georgia
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Saperavi
- Country
- Georgia
- Appellation
- Kakheti
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · carne de caça · cogumelos silvestres · queijos maduros
Rated vintages
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200887 pts
A rich, earthy mushroom note adds a rustic flair to this dark, ripe, full-bodied red. The palate is a shade sanguine, with hints of game and plum conserve and a ripple of velvety tannins. It's developing beautifully, so drink now–2015.
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200784 pts
Aged in buried clay vessels in accordance with ancient Georgian winemaking techniques, then transferred to new oak, there's a core of bright cherry fruit, coffee grinds and vanilla on the nose and palate of this unique Saperavi. It's a good wine, but charred wood, jagged tannins…