Orgo Saperavi Kakheti 2023Orgo is a small family owned winery that produces high quality wines made in traditional qvevri vessels (clay amphora) for vinification and maturation. The winery is run by Temuri Dakishvili, the Dakishvili familys fourth generation winemaker. His father, Giorgi, is credited as one of the most skilled and influential winemakers in Georgia. This Orgo red wine is made from 80 year old Saperavi vines and is fermented and aged in the traditional Qvevri

The wine presents a bright ruby hue with an inviting nose of ripe plum and cherry

balanced acidity and grainy tannins combine to create a notable structure and lingering finish

and consolidated calcium carbonate

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With complex notes of ripe peach and pear

confidently treading the tightrope between bitter and sweet

this deep gold single grain whisky is at a remarkable age

This vintage received an outstanding score of 17++ from reviewer Julia Harding writing for Jancisrobinson

Nicola Manferrari

Drink with a Bairrada classic of suckling pig and sauteed potatoes

lively aromatics and interest to the blend

Roagna deferred their picking