2024 Simon Says Saperavi

A$40.00

Dark purple in colour with a bouquet of sarsaparilla, dark cherry and a hint of violet. Full bodied and rich flavours of ripe cherry, dark chocolate and savoury undertones.

Enjoy with slow cooked Braised Beef Cheeks or Roast Beetroot Risotto.

Saperavi is the single most widely planted red grape variety in Georgia. Translating from Georgian to English as “Ink” when you look at the colour of Saperavi in your glass you will understand why. The variety is one of only a handful out of just over 10,000 grape varieties grown worldwide that contain colour in the pulp of the berry as well as the skins. They are referred to as “Teinturier” varieties. Essentially you are getting a double dose of acid, tannin and in particular anthocyanin the colour pigments normally only found in the skins of the berry. Saperavi makes generous, full-bodied red wines with texture and deep flavours and this is easily the most full bodied of all the red wines we make

Type: Red
Variety: 100% Saperavi. Native to Georgia
Appellation: McLaren Vale
Vintage: 2024
Alc: 14.8%

Dark purple in colour with a bouquet of sarsaparilla, dark cherry and a hint of violet. Full bodied and rich flavours of ripe cherry, dark chocolate and savoury undertones.

Enjoy with slow cooked Braised Beef Cheeks or Roast Beetroot Risotto.

Saperavi is the single most widely planted red grape variety in Georgia. Translating from Georgian to English as “Ink” when you look at the colour of Saperavi in your glass you will understand why. The variety is one of only a handful out of just over 10,000 grape varieties grown worldwide that contain colour in the pulp of the berry as well as the skins. They are referred to as “Teinturier” varieties. Essentially you are getting a double dose of acid, tannin and in particular anthocyanin the colour pigments normally only found in the skins of the berry. Saperavi makes generous, full-bodied red wines with texture and deep flavours and this is easily the most full bodied of all the red wines we make

Type: Red
Variety: 100% Saperavi. Native to Georgia
Appellation: McLaren Vale
Vintage: 2024
Alc: 14.8%

Vineyard Chalkhill Viticulture’s California Road Vineyard
Viticulturalist: Jonathon James Harvey
The vineyard’s close proximity to Port Willunga beach ensures that the cool sea breezes of an evening give the vines a reprieve from the often brutally hot summer days of our growing season. East/west row orientation with an umbrella-like canopy grown to limit direct sunlight onto the fruit and minimizing sunburn. Our first crop was 2016, and we are now starting to benefit from some vine age, everything has reached full maturity. Flavour intensity and natural acidity have never been better.
Fruit is machine harvested in the cool of night. With only 7 days on skins, this variety still produces a full bodied, textural age worthy wine. Open fermented and gently hand plunged twice a day, fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts and temperature is kept to less than 25C. Pressing occurs close to the wine being dry and fermentation is completed in old French oak for 6 months. No added acid, enzymes, tannin or fining agents are used
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