Tbilvino, Qvevris, Kakheti, Georgia, 2015

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Tasted by: Andrew Jefford
(at Tblisi, 07 Mar 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2021
Few among Georgia’s large volume producers have higher quality aspirations than Tbilvino, and qvevri wines are an intrinsic part of that. The company is building a new winery at present to specialise in qvevri and ambitious, classically fermented wines. This excellent Saperavi from their own 200ha of red varieties is qvevri-fermented with 30% stems. It's very dark in colour, with a burr of bramble fruit and autumn hedgerow generosity. On the palate there’s a fine balance of vivacity and richness typical of the variety, but the qvevri fermentation and the use of stems seems to have brought a complexity of aroma, a textural intrigue and a nut-oil freshness of flavour which makes this wine deeper and more complex than its classically fermented Tbilvino peers.
Producer
Tbilvino
Brand
Qvevris
Vintage
2015
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Georgia
Region
Kakheti
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.00%
Body
Full
Grapes
Saperavi