Anapea Village Saperavi Kvareli PDO, 2019

Anapea Village Saperavi Kvareli PDO, 2019

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This wine is made of 100% Saperavi. Pair this with something rich and bold: Ribeye on the grill with some gorgonzola fondue, buffalo chicken pizza, roasted lamb, or an alpine style aged cheese. Saperavi is a unique grape varietal because it produces red juice, in addition to having heavily pigmented skins. Most red and white grapes produce clear juice that becomes pigmented with skin contact fermentation. One of the most important varietals in Georgia, Saperavi is much like a rich Syrah, with peppery tannins and a medium-full body. Pop it open and decant as you normally would, for arond 30 minutes to one hour.

  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Medium Tannins
  • Organic
  • High Acid

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From the winery: Saperavi is a unique red grape in that it has dark, pigmented flesh. This makes for dark and concentrated wines that combine power with elegance from its notable acidity. ​6 months on skins in qvevri with an additional 6 months of aging in a cooler set of qvevri. Unfined and unfiltered. Bottled with minimal sulfur as necessary.

We've always been intrigued by Georgian wines. In many ways, Georgia the original home of natural winemaking with a history going back 8,000 years. Furthermore, the trends of orange wine and amphora winemaking that are now in vogue started in Georgia. With an aim to go back to the 'motherland,' we searched diligently for a Georgian producer that makes clean and delicious minimal intervention wines. We're overjoyed to partner with Anapea Village. Khatia and Gocha started Anapea Village and their journey in 2013. A wife and husband team, they planted vineyards and built a winery in the east of Georgia to rehabilitate the traditions of Georgian grape growing and winemaking.

From the start, they've farmed organically. Only indigenous varieties are planted in their vineyards. Harvest typically occurs in early September and is completed by hand. Once the grapes reach the winery, fermentation occurs on skins for red and white grapes in qvevri. The winery has 2 sets of qvevri, one for fermentation and one for aging. Both are buried below ground but at different levels. For fermentation, qvevri buried just below the earth's surface are used. With a slightly warmer ambient temperature, the environment is perfect for fermentation and extraction. Following six months of maceration, the wines are racked off the skins and gross lees to another set of qvevri, buried 6 meters below ground. With a cooler temperature, this zone is perfect for aging and stabilizing the wines. The wines are bottled with minimal to no sulfur and are neither fined nor filtered. The result is clean, concentrated, and balanced wines that we're delighted to introduce to the US market.

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