Dry Red SB Tavkveri

This is a delight and drinking gorgeously. Reminds me of sitting at a cafe in Tibilisi years ago. A good memory i’ve been chasing for almost a decade. Strong dark red color with dried cherries, leather, and chocolate on the nose. Structure is great, the tannins are not too intense and acidity is just right. Prunes and spice, a little earth. Rich.

Maybe my favorite Georgian red so far. Very small production... the winemaker hand writes the vintage on each bottle. Unlike the inky saperavis I’ve tried, this tavkveri is redolent with dried cherries and stewed prunes, spices a whiff of cocoa and some slate- but the palate is lively, lithe, tart and delectably tannic. Ruby in the glass. Really wonderful.

Such a journey as this opened up. Tons of tannin. Cherry at first, but later it was much fuller and more dark fruit. Just the right acidity.

I always love trying wines made from obscure varieties, especially when they're also from countries not normally associated with wine. This one was big and bold; slightly reminiscent of a zin from California, but less obnoxious. After a few days of being open it mellowed a lot and revealed rich flavors of wild cherries, spice, old leather, and some earth. So glad I tried this one! 100% Tavkveri. 2/27/23.

Reminds me of something in the middle of Pinot noir and Sangiovese. Initially dried cherries and spice. With a long decant (4+ hours), revealed more ripe, dark fruits. Long finish. Accurate name vis a vis “dry”; also acidic.

Lots of cherry and jam notes on the nose, but very dry, characteristically of georgia, tastes like a 1/3 of the what the nose smells, very interesting

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