Iberieli Saperavi 2021

Iberieli Winery has vineyards and production in two regions of Georgia; Kakheti in the East and Guria in the West. Zurab Topuridze, founder and winemaker is a co-founders of the Natural Wine Association of Georgia and, with associates and family, produces some of the very best wines in Georgia, all according to strict natural and highest quality standards.

An elegant, approachable, organic Georgian Saperavi. Medium bodied, well balanced, crisp acidity and slight minerality. Cherry red fruit aromas and slight florals. Serve slightly chilled with cold trays or barbeques outside.

Under the meticulous watch of esteemed winemaker Zurab Topuridze, the Saperavi grapes are hand harvested and manually de-stemmed in September, co-fermented on skins with a relatively light amount of berries and only native on-grape yeast in qvevri for 2 weeks and then aged for 11 months in qvevri. Malolactic fermentation is completed naturally.

The Saperavi grapes for this wine are from Iberieli’s vineyard located on gently
sloping alluvial slopes in the prestigious Teliani Appellation of Georgia’s famed
Kakheti Valley. Vines are planted at 480-490m( ~1600feet) and soil is sandy
clay loam with alluvial stones. Viticulture is wholly organic in accordance with
criterial of the Natural Wine Association of Georgia.

Winemaker(s): Zurab Topuridze
Varietal Breakdown: Saperavi (100%)
ABV: 13.5%
SO2: free 14, total 39mg/L
Fermentation: Qvevri, skin contact tradition, native yeast
Filtration/Fining: Unfiltered/Unfined
Bottles Produced: 2310