Vazisubani Estate - Estate Collection - Mukuzani Saperavi 2019

Vazisubani Estate dates back to the 19th century and traces from one of Georgia’s most storied and cherished family lines, Chavchavadze. The Estate has been meticulously restored over the last decade, emerging as a premier wine-tourism destination built around the palace, gardens, winery, marani (wine cellar) and 35 hectares of estate vineyards.

Under watchful management of one of Georgia’s premier wine makers using state of the art facilities, grapes are harvested by hand, partially destemmed and loaded to stainless steel tanks for fermentation, leaving on skins for 20 days. The Wine is aged in oak for 8 months.

This is an intensely pigmented wine, bold and mature, dark ruby color. Palate is intense with blackberry and cherry flavors, spicy oak and coffee overtones and velvety tannins.

The grapes for this wine are sourced from the Vazisubani Estate vineyards that are uniquely situated at the intersection of the Vazisubani and Mukuzani PDOs, on the right bank of the Alazani River in the Kakheti region. Vines are planted 1500-1800feet elevation. Top soil is 14-16inches, black to loamy; Sub-soil is white clay with stony structure laying on a limestone strata with carbonated enclaves.

Winemaker Lado Uzunashvili (renowned internationally)
Varietal Breakdown Mukuzani Saperavi 100%
ABV 13.5%
Fermentation Spontaneous, natural wild yeast,
Classic European method, 20 days on skins
Aging: Oak, 8 months
Sulfur: 10 mg/l free, added at destemming and bottling
Filtration/Fining Unfiltered (no additives, bentonite only)
Bottles Produced: 25,000