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Azerbaijan

Although perhaps best known for its plantings in Georgia, Saperavi is popular throughout the Caucasus, unsurprisingly as it is versatile not only to add colour and flesh as a teinturier but also to provide a distinctive herbal personality to the wine. Herewith a case in point; a battle of the heavyweight grapes, with Cabernet Sauvignon taking the minority shareholding (30%). That considered, the resulting wine is surprisingly elegant; beyond the near opaque hue and soot/Elastoplast aromatic one can unearth a wealth of dark fruits, cassis, myrtle and sloe amongst them, a finely etched tannic profile and a pleasing tapering to the finish, which is powerful yet satisfying

Cabernet Sauvignon

Saperavi

Chabiant, Saperavi Cabernet Sauvignon, Ismayilli, Azerbaijan, 2017

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Although perhaps best known for its plantings in Georgia, Saperavi is popular throughout the Caucasus, unsurprisingly as it is v

Chabiant, Saperavi Cabernet Sauvignon, Ismayilli, Azerbaijan 2017

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