Written By Treve Ring Libations / Red Wine Nov 23, 2010 Tibaneli Single Estate Kindzmarauli 2008 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestKakheti, Georgia $20-23 +670539 available at BC Liquor Stores www.tibaneli.comCHECK goes another grape on my list. I’m a card-carrying member of the Wine Century Club – open to anyone who has tried 100 or more grape varieties. This red wine is 100% Saperavi, a grape native to Georgia. The name translates as ‘dyer’ or ‘pigment’, perhaps due to the fact that not only the skin of this grape is red, but also the flesh inside. In Georgia, it is mostly grown in the Kakheti region, at high elevation, and shielded from frigid Russian winds by the Caucasus Mountains. Not only a new wine grape (to me) but a whole new wine country! Don’t think for a minute however that Georgia is new to the wine game. New archaeological evidence is leading some to believe that wine originated in Georgia over 8000 years ago, before spreading to Africa and across to Mediterranean and Europe.Ok – so new grape, new country – and now – a new style. Through Saperavi is generally made into a dry table wine, the Kindzmarauli is semi-sweet, crafted from late harvested grapes that balance out Saperavi’s inherently high acid. Aromas of chokecherry, cranberry, redcurrant and sweet spice start us off. The wine is surprisingly dry for a sweetness code of 04, with the acid holding that late harvest residual sugar in check. Flavours of sour cherry, deep black cherry, pomegranate and walnuts mingle on the medium bodied palate, and finish with a lingering bittersweet cocoa finish. I would pair this with fresh walnuts, hazelnuts and aged cheeses – it would make a great bridge between your dinner red and your fire-sipping port.Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean) EATrecommendsTibaneli Single Estate Kindzmarauli 2008This red wine is 100% Saperavi, a grape native to Georgia, and here vinified into a semi-sweet table wine. Flavours of sour cherry, deep black cherry, pomegranate and walnuts mingle on the medium bodied palate, and finish with a lingering bittersweet cocoa finish. I would pair this with fresh walnuts, hazelnuts and aged cheeses – it would make a great bridge between your dinner red and your fire-sipping port.GeorgiaRed WineWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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