This dry red wine is made with Saperavi grapes, from vineyards around the Alaverdi monastery in Georgia. Now Georgian wine is decent stuff, more so than you may think. They have been making wine long enough.

This got a Bronze medal from the Decanter International Wine Awards and that’s a good solid score. There’s aromas of black and red fruit on the nose, Blackberry, cherry, tobacco on the nose and the flavours. Its medium body and has a good wack of tannins.  I guzzled most of this on its own so not complaints. At about £30 a bottle in the UK its one of the more expensive wines from the area but its pretty decent. I do have an issue with the price though. NZ Pinot Noir or Burgundy red while a little light would be far better at this price point. South American reds are better still at this price.

Badagoni, Alaverdi Tradition, Saperavi grape from Georgia