Made with Saperavi grapes the first thing notice  is the smell, quite distinctive, huge amounts of blackcurrant and yet this deeply dark red wine has initial flavours of red fruit. Theres the redcurrant but some herb , raspberry and strawberry in there as well. It’s dry and the tannins are not too heavy, although I would like them to be smoother. I understand that the Saperavi wines can be aged and I would like to taste when it’s over 6 years old to see if those tannins softened.

I’ve had a few bottles of Georgian wine now and I think I can safely say that the quality is very good, it may not be to cru standards of France but I did have this over three nights and enjoyed this very much.

At about £10 it’s reasonable value.

Teliani Valley, Saperavi 2016, Georgia.