John Barrett

9.2

Nice balance. Slight tang, very drinkable. — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Inky black in colour. Dusty and savoury. Tastes European - made from the little known and ancient Saperavi grape which originated in the former Russian state of Georgia. Ballandean Estate at Stanthorpe , the Granite Belt, have been growing Saperavi successfully for some years now. Dusty cherry/plum flavours with much savouriness. Barb loved it. — 5 years ago

Al Clark

9.1

Thanks Mr Jason — 6 years ago

Herb Jellinek

9.2

Big and round — 6 years ago

with Suki

Nick

10

Thanks Ben! Georgian wine — 7 years ago

with Meghan

Samuli Jokipaltio

9.2

This is the best of Georgia. Truly good, sumptuous on the palate. With the quite exorbitant price :-) — 7 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Blackberry, raspberry, cherry, vanilla, mossy earth, oak and hints of mint. Good structure and velvety tannins. — 8 years ago

Dr.Meandor

9.3

Terrific tenderness of close maturity! Elegant, silky, inspiring, soft, gorgeous representative of the style!
100%Saperavi harvested from best plots with controlled yield. Vinified with pigeage. MLF on pulp. Aged 1yr in Caucasian oak.

Dark cherry red, (pale) crimson rim.
Seducing bouquet of purple lilac, violets, huckleberry juice, campfire, prune, light whiff of barnyard, pine forest, blackberry, smoked tkemali plum, leather boots, hibiscus broth, old wood stump, peat, laurel, whiff of gore, black cherry jam, tobacco leaf, basil, curd, iodine, pome churchkhela, cinnamon pie, dried lavender, cappuccino.
Extremely rounded, silky and super-friendly palate. Medium(+) body, perfectly integrated acidity, gentle/polished tannins. Black gooseberry, blackberry, warm oak, blueberry, tobacco, earth, black currant jam, chokeberry jam, touch of milky chocolate.
Smoothly obducing and persistent finish of dried raspberry, black cherry, black currant jam, mocha and some gentle spices.
Paired fillet minion as well as lamb shovel baked with herbs.
93/100 — 5 years ago

Cameron Wright

10

Dry, full bodied, with that stick in your mouth finish that is heady but not overwhelming. Notes of dark fruits, inky and earthy in the mouth. The polish of french oak combines well with the earthy characteristics which are a trademark of Georgian wine — 5 years ago

Jessy Manuel

9.8

Orange peel and honey flavors. Clean and vibrant. — 6 years ago

Connor Smith

9.1

Finger. Lakes. Saperavi.

If this ain’t American winemaking in the 21st century we don’t know what is! 🇺🇸🍷🇬🇪🍇

At least, that’s what we were thinking before reading up on Standing Stone and founders Marti & Tom Macinski. They actually first planted this fascinating Georgian grape here in ***1994*** (just 3 years after Georgia left the USSR, for those keeping score at home) intended for blending.

Increasingly impressed by the quality of the grapes, they offered their first varietal Saperavi in 2010 - as “The Dark Red”, since the grape name was as yet unrecognized by the federal government. Once it was, they became the first American winery to release a wine labeled Saperavi.

Fine tuned to the cold, high mountains of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, it makes sense why it would thrive in the Finger Lakes! The name Saperavi literally means “ink”, a sensible name for a grape with pitch-dark skin AND flesh! 🖤

Marti and Tom sold the winery and retired in 2017. But their enduring legacy may just be budding. We’ve heard of Saperavi planting projects underway in New York, Virginia, and Oregon.

Saperavi’s runaway affinity for the Finger Lakes may have been a bit of a happy accident, but the Macinskis deserve every bit of credit for thinking outside the box, putting it in motion, and bringing it to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌 — 6 years ago

Ruslan

8.9

Очень впечатлен неожиданно. — 8 years ago

aisforalan

9.0

delicious, but not for everyone. have an open mind and discover. some funkiness on the nose. earthy on the palette. super dark in color, you could dye clothes with it, but not too heavy, it’s really more a med-bodied wine. good tannins a little acid. some chalkiness. anise. dark fruit. buy again from fermented grapes. — 8 years ago

great.lena

9.1

2020- an unforgettable year! — 5 years ago

Elizabeth Gardner

9.0

More interesting than the average kindz. — 5 years ago

Galen Hasler

8.9

Big inky historic style red. Lacks complexity. Bright acidity and perfect tannins — 6 years ago

Pooneet K

8.9

A quite nice wine from Georgia - relatively limited experience with these wines, but clearly a strong winemaking tradition. Nice and inky dark in the glass, with lots of dark berry fruit. Medium bodied with medium minus tannins and good acid on the finish. For the price - and with Georgian food in Brighton Beach - a nice wine for sure. — 6 years ago

Maxwell Riesberg

9.2

So drinkable, summer! — 6 years ago

Ryan Strittmatter

9.5

Fruity. Light. Earthy undertones. Super drinkable with dry finish. Great with the spicy thai at Night + Market. — 7 years ago

Brian Beyer

9.5

Incredible — 8 years ago