If you are going to drinking one Georgian wine only, go for Papari’s Saperavi. It is an expressive red fulfilling all your imagination of this ancient country. Full of black and red fruit on the palate: plum, blackberry, cherry… with touch of sweet vinegar and leather in the finish. An ideal wine for BBQ, meaty dish and even on its own!
Pair with various BBQ dishes, Sunday roast plate. Pork, lamb, bird, middle eastern dishes. Saperavi is known as the best Georgian wine to pair with various cheeses.
Grape: Saperavi
About the 3 Qvevri Terraces system:
Papari Valley’s unique and innovative terraced Qvevri system enables vinification using gravity.
The first terrace: located in cellar, for fermentation.
The second terrace: located in cellar, for ageing.
The third terrace: located in basement, for ageing.
This Saperavi has gone through the terrace system in 6 months, and is finally aged in Qvevri number 11.
About Saperavi: Can be understood as Primitivo of Georgia. Deep in fruit character, yet brisk with acidity, this gutsy grape presents a unique alternative to everyday reds. The leading red variety in Georgia, Saperavi is indigenous to the country. Its name means “the place of color.” It is one of the few teinturier grape varieties in the world—a grape with red flesh as well as red skin. Saperavi wine reflects a deep, inky, and often fully opaque color. It has aromas and flavors of dark berries, licorice, grilled meat, tobacco, chocolate, and spices.