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A vanished bottle of 2007 Georgian wine sent banker Irakli Gilauri up a mountain in Kakheti. With his first wines now in bottle, Saperavi has a new benchmark—and Georgia has a new argument for its future.
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Rkatsiteli and Saperavi: Georgia’s Jewels

Having visited Georgia many times over the last fifteen years and tasted thousands of wines, I believe that among its 500+ unique varieties, the two most widely planted also have the greatest commercial potential in terms of flavor profile and quality: Rkatsiteli and Saperavi. Rkatsiteli has long been Georgia’s workhorse, yet an absolute diamond in the rough. When fermented and aged in a modern fashion, it can resemble a stunning cool-climate Chardonnay, delivering citrus or orchard-fruit flavors, a light to medium body, and crisp acidity…....

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