Saperavi is Georgia's native, flagship red grape variety, but other Eastern European countries like Ukraine have adopted it recently too. The grape variety is dark, blue/purple and makes fruity, juicy red wines with character.
When you visit our wine store in St Albans, speak to Penny, who visited Georgia recently, and she would be more than delighted to talk about Saperavi and tell you everything about the winemaking culture there.
Iveriuli Saperavi Dry Red 2021
Regular price £14.25Saperavi is tipped to be the 'new Malbec' by a few well known wine critics. This ripe, Georgian red is full of red cherry and mulberry aromas and flavours, with layers of vanilla. Wonderful, soft rounded tannins with a long, juicy finish.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 13%
Food Matches: Red meat dishes, stews and casseroles, roast lamb or mature hard cheeses.
Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.
George Margvelashvili is the founder at Tbilvino Wines - where this delicious wine is made. Established 60 years ago, and over this period Tbilvino have become one of Georgia’s pioneering producers. Almost dormant at the end of the Soviet era, the winery was acquired by the Margvelashvili brothers, who set out to restore the facilities, and moved away from quantity to quality production.
Alazani Qvevri Saperavi Red 2019
Regular price £18.95Deep, dark ruby colour. Notes of plums, dark chocolate, raspberries and vanilla. Yum!
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 13%
Made from Saperavi, a highly pigmented black Georgian grape variety which is fermented and aged in a Qvevri - an ancient method of making winein an egg-shaped, beeswax-lined terracotta vessel.The wine is a deep ruby colour with a pronounced black fruit character and balanced tannins.
Château Mukhrani Saperavi Supérieur 2016
Regular price £19.95Such a treat to drink Saperavi, Georgia's flagship, indigenous red grape variety with a bit of age. Eight years of barrel and bottle age has softened the tannins of this rich, meaty red. It is extremely silky and well balanced, but still has lovely ripe mulberry, blueberry and cassis aromas and flavours.
Country: Georgia
Region: Mukhrani
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 12.5%
Food matches: red meat or game grilled or in rich stews go very well with this wine.
Located between the Trialeti Mountains and the Caucasus, the beautiful Château Mukhrani is just 35km from Georgia's capital, Tbilisi. Definitely worth a visit if you are travelling to this historic winemaking country.
Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.
Vachnadziani Winery Saperavi 'Classical' 2020
Regular price £15.95Inviting aromas of wild berry, spice and toasty, vanilla notes prelude a beautifully balanced palate with smoky ripe flavours of plum and earthy undertones. Pure and elegant on the finish. 8% of the wine was aged in new French oak barrels for eight months.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 13.5%
Food Match: Red Meat dishes, Stews and casseroles or Mature Cheeses
Georgia is considered to be the ‘cradle of wine', as 8,000 year-old indigenous Rkatsiteli grape seeds have been found in clay vessels. Vachnadziani was established in 1953 and is one of the oldest wineries in Georgia. During the Soviet years the vineyard fell into disrepair, but now the vineyards and cellars have received considerable investment. The aim is to preserve their ancient wine culture while combining it with cutting edge technology. With over 1,000 hectares of vineyard, covering the Kakheti region in eastern Georgia and the Imereti, Racha and Lechkhumi regions in western Georgia, Vachnadziani cultivates 25 vine varieties - the majority of which are indigenous. Their exciting and dynamic range reveals all the charm of this historic winemaking land.
Stakhovsky Wines Saperavi Ace 2021
Regular price £26.95This wine has aromas of cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, prune and subtle shades of oak.
Due to the excellent balance of acidity and silky tannins, the taste is pleasant and harmonious. Notes of dark forest berries, figs, cocoa beans, spices and herbs.
Grapes: Saperavi
Country: Ukraine
Region: Zakarpattia
ABV: 12%
Food pairing: lamb, mushrooms, mature and hard cheese
Stakhovsky Wines is a family-owned vineyard and winery in Ukraine. The winery belongs
to a famous Ukrainian ex-tennis player, #1 in Ukraine - Serhiy Stakhovsky. Now Serhiy is defending Ukraine at the battlefield.
Rustaveli Saperavi Qvevri 2023
Regular price £23.00Dark, concentrated black fruit. Cocoa and chocolate notes on the nose, supple tannins, long black berry finish.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 13,5%
Vegan
Food pairing: lamb, veal, deer, venison, mushrooms, mature and hard cheese
35 year old vineyard in Kakehti
fermented on skin 2 /3 weeks in Qvevri
Rustavelli was Georgia’s darling poet- famous for poem
The man in the Panther Skin
Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.
Cradle of Wine Mukuzani Saperavi 2018
Regular price £17.95Lovely meaty, blackberry nose, with a hint of violets. Quite rustic, but balanced with cranberry and red currant characters on the palate and a juicy fresh, finish.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 12.5%
Food Match:
Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.
Cradle of Wine Kindzmarauli Semi-Sweet Saperavi 2020
Regular price £17.95Delicious, semi-sweet red from Georgia's largest wine region, Kakheti. The wine is supple and very easy drinking with lots of red berry, cranberry and black cherry aromas and flavours.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kindzmarauli, Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 12%
Food Match: Goes perfectly with a cheese board full of hard, soft, fresh and aged cheeses accompanied by fruit preserves as well as dried and fresh fruits such as dried apricots and fresh green grapes.
Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.
Tiko Estate Saperavi 2021
Regular price £21.95Vibrant aromatic of blueberries and black plums with a hint of toasty oak. The generous, rich palate is packed full of juicy red and black fruits and underpinned by a fine tannin profile. A balanced wine with a persistent fruit finish.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Red meat dishes, Stews and casseroles or mature cheese.
Georgia is considered to be the ‘cradle of wine', as 8,000 year-old indigenous Rkatsiteli grape seeds have been found in clay vessels.
Cradle of Wine Khashmis Saperavi 2018
Regular price £25.95Concentrated, warming aromas and flavours of blackberries, blueberries and bitter cherry on the nose with a secondary layer of meatiness and stewed fruit. Earthy and minerally on the finish. This is the perfect treat for Sunday roast lunch.
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Saperavi
ABV: 13.5%
Food Match: Goes wonderfully with roast lamb or slow cooked pork dishes.
Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.
