Smooth and supple, with loads of juicy, ripe blackberry and plum flavors, this full-bodied, luscious red is another great bang-for-your-buck Georgian offering. Big, bold tannins persist on the palate that’s laced with tasty, lingering notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Perfect with winter braises and stews. — (12/1/2012) —88

There are pleasant notes of ripe black cherry jam, spice and menthol on the nose and palate of this Georgian Saperavi, but obscured by a cloak of char, harsh tannins and a puckery acidity that lingers on the finish.——A.I.(5/1/2011)—— 82