I had previously blogged that I had met a Georgian wine fermented traditionally in pottery vessels (Qveri) a couple of years ago. It turned out that it was far from being unique. The same winery was exhibiting in this year's Wine Fair and they had presenting two more pottery fermented Georgian wines as well as the previous one. As it turned out, one of these was made from an indigenous grapes that I had never tasted before.
The wine I previously blogged about was white and made from Mtsvane. The other two were both red, one from the more familiar Saperavi and the other from Otskhanuri Sapere, which despite the similarity of its name to Saperavi is not related. Otskhanuri Sapere is one of the oldest grapes in Georgia and is found mainly in west Georgia, especially in Imereti. This wine is a deep ruby, with a sweet fruity nose. The palate is dry , slightly fruity and with slight earthy notes (probably from the Qveri vessels) well supported by an acid backbone with slight tannins.
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