Chris Haywood

9.0

Wow this is different. Nose satsuma segments, stray apricot, rosemary. QUINCE JELLY. Then it's more of the same on the palate but with an almost instantly vanishing intensity. Explodes and then it's gone. Chalky and relatively harsh bitterness from the 6months or so that it'll have sat in it's amphora with the skins (stem maceration?). Enjoyable though! Keep it chilled, definitely. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

On the nose, wild dark berries, cherries, grilled meats, loamy dark soils and dark dry soils. The body is leaner for a red wine. Bright, wild dark berries, black raspberries, poached strawberries, grilled meats, soy, black olive pit with flesh, dry red roses, dry, dusty, dark tannins, soft leather, dry stems, coffee grounds, brilliant acidity and a round, lush, bright, drier fruit finish. A steal for $15. Producer notes; the winery is located in the village of Kisiskhevi in Eastern Georgia's Kakheti wine district. It produces wines out of three vineyard sites: Napareuli, Tsinandali, and Kindzmarauli and mostly use native Georgian grape varieties: Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane, Kisi, and Saperavi. Farming is sustainable in order to maintain biological diversity. Rkatsiteli is ancient variety from rocky vineyards around the village of Napareuli. The grapes are hand-harvested and are pressed and then the juice, grape skins, stalks and pips are poured into a qvevri for further fermentation. It's a large clay vessel. The qvevri is then sealed. After a maceration for several months with the skins, white wines will get an amber or orange color. Photos of; Burkhard Schuchmann and Georgi Dakishvili, vineyard and qvevri clay pots.
— 8 years ago

Jay Kim

9.3

레알 존맛. 쑥쑥 넘어간다 ㅎㅎ — 9 years ago

Kate Bock

9.5

2014 vintage. Totally delicious! Green apple, peaches, white flowers and a great vegetal grassiness. — 11 years ago

Juli Korolkova

9.5

No surprises from Georgia! — 12 years ago

D L

9.6

Very interesting white wine. Complex, easy drinking — 12 years ago

Gurulee

10

Just wow!!! Very nice wine — 8 years ago

Samuli Jokipaltio

9.2

This is the best of Georgia. Truly good, sumptuous on the palate. With the quite exorbitant price :-) — 8 years ago

Jennifer Saperstein

9.0

Liked this wine a lot — 9 years ago

Dmitry

10

Super white wine from Georgia 🇬🇪 !!
Now, is selling in Okey (supermarket in Moscow). — 9 years ago

Reinholds Zviedris

9.2

Nice formed taste - not too sweet, slightly reminding new world wines. Some notes of dark fruits and plums. — 10 years ago

Vadim Shaganski

9.1

Blend of three grapes (Sami in Georgian) Alexandreuli, Saperavi and Merlot. Fantastic. — 11 years ago

Ellise Lim

9.0

Complex floral aromas. Hint of orange peel. Very pleasant! — 12 years ago

Gurulee

10

My wife’s favorite wine — 8 years ago

Bea Gupta

9.8

Perfectly fresh and balanced — 8 years ago

Dimes

9.0

Play soccer with the Georgians Wednesday night working class so figured pop it like my ankle — 9 years ago

Noah Chasin

9.0

If I got a bottle tasting like this in the States for $12 I would order it every night. Absolutely quaffable and great at balancing the salty creaminess of khachapuri. — 9 years ago

Luis Hartmann

9.3

Excelente sorpresa. Tiene carácter sin rasguños en la garganta. Aromas de ciruela y redondo al paladar. Recomendado como muy selecto aquí en San Petersburgo — 11 years ago

Vadim Shaganski

9.3

Selected Saperavi grape from Kondoli vineyards.

Nose of Oriental red fruits. Fantastic palate with superbly balanced tannins with taste of cherry, red fruits, cedar, leather, and tobacco smoke flavor.

Tremendous color of deep dark ruby color, and overwhelming silky and creamy flavors. — 11 years ago

Tako Kipiani

9.7

TELAVURI-Europen dry white — 13 years ago