Kapistoni Budeshuri Saperavi Qvevri 2022
Kapistoni Winery is a small, young winery from the Georgian province of Kartlia, close to the capital Tbilisi. Kapistoni is the life's work of Niko Chochishvili. He immigrated from the United States in 2010. The winemaking was then first a 'side job', but Niko is very enthusiastic. Winemaking is his calling. In 2017 he had a wine cellar built and since then his passion has been his (life) work. He makes natural wines in qvevri'. They are clean and pure. He uses grape varieties that are rare even in Georgia.
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Kartli |
| Wine maker | Kapistoni Winery |
| Grape varieties | Budeshuri Saperavi |
| Terroir | The grapes are harvested in the Gori Region in Central Kartli. The vineyards are 750 meters above sea level on a soil with a large portion of clay. |
| Harvest method | handpicked |
| Yield per hectare | 8 tons per hectare. |
| Vineyard treatment | This is a natural wine made from organically treated vineyards. |
| Vinification | The grapes ferment in 7 to 10 days in the qvevri with the skins. After the first fermentation, the skins are separated from the wine. Then the malolactic fermentation takes place which lasts about 15 days. After that, the wine matures for another 6-8 months in the Qvevri. |
| Impression | Purple red. Powerful but smooth. Fresh fruit of berries, cherries and raspberry. Good acids. Natural wine with a bite but without flaws. Drying tannins in the aftertaste. |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Did you know? | The Budeshuri Saperavi is a clone of the much more famous Saperavi, the most important blue grape of Georgia. The Budeshuri grapes are slightly smaller and have a slightly different flavor profile. Like the Saperavi, the Budeshuri Saperavi has red flesh. |