92 point i International Wine & Spirit Competition 2024
Spicy clove and vanilla on the nose with a hint of cinnamon and dried fruits. Black pepper spice and a splash of tobacco on the palate with forward oak and a lingering, prune-filled finish.
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Anmeldt af Peter Dean:
Great when a wine is way better than you expected it to be. This is 100% Saperavi, Georgia’s most prolific red grape variety that, in the wrong hands, can be too acidic and quite challenging. This example was quite sublime and outstanding.
Vinified and aged in a qvevri (old-fashioned underground clay tank) this had a voluptuous mouthfeel, was complex, spicy and yet remarkably rounded for a Saperavi.
On the eye it is intensely blood red; the aromas are black fruit, spice tin (black cardamom, cloves), bay leaf, jamon; the wine is medium to full bodied, with a complex array of flavours: wild black berries, liquorice, grilled meat, tobacco. There is richness, depth of flavour, ripe tannins and the acidity, well integrated and holding it all together.
We paired this with spicy chicken and vegetable couscous which worked well, we also enjoyed it after the meal. Mildiani are a family-run winery that’s worth keeping an eye out for – their amber wines are outstanding too.
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