Château Mukhrani · Dry White
Château Mukhrani Rkatsiteli
Crisp, elegant, and ancient — Georgia's great white grape in a pure, mineral expression.
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Premium Georgian Red Wine · Vintage 2020
Château Mukhrani
Château Mukhrani
Saperavi Reserve
100% Saperavi · Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia · 12 Months French Oak · 13.5% ABV
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Saperavi 100%
About This Wine
Georgia's Premier Saperavi Reserve
The Château Mukhrani Saperavi Reserve is Georgia's most compelling expression of the country's iconic red grape — a wine of profound depth, structural elegance, and unmistakable Caucasian character.
Crafted from 100% Saperavi grapes grown in the volcanic and limestone soils of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, this premium Georgian Saperavi Reserve wine undergoes meticulous fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks before aging for a full 12 months in French oak barrels. The result is a wine that balances the raw, volcanic power of Saperavi with the refinement and complexity that only the finest estate winemaking can achieve.
Since Château Mukhrani's revival, the Saperavi Reserve has consistently ranked among Georgia's top red wines — earning recognition from international critics who praise its combination of Old World depth, New World approachability, and Georgian originality.
Tasting Notes
Sensory Profile
Appearance
Deep, almost opaque ruby with vivid garnet highlights at the rim. The Saperavi grape's unique teinturier character — with pigment in both skin and flesh — produces colour of extraordinary intensity that deepens with age.
Nose (Aroma)
Concentrated aromas of dark cherry, ripe blackberry, and black plum, layered with hints of sweet spice — cinnamon, clove — and the subtle vanilla and toasted cedar notes imparted by French oak aging. Beneath lies an intriguing mineral, almost volcanic quality unique to the Mtskheta terroir.
Palate (Taste)
Full-bodied and structured, with Saperavi's characteristic dense, velvety tannins. The mid-palate is rich with dark fruit — blackcurrant, dried cherry, mulberry — seamlessly integrated with the spice and oak-derived complexity. The finish is long, warming, and persistent.
Food Pairing
An ideal companion to Georgian mtsvadi (grilled meat skewers), slow-roasted lamb, aged hard cheeses, and traditional khinkali dumplings with meat filling. Also exceptional with beef tagliata, venison, or dark chocolate desserts.
The Grape
Saperavi — Georgia's Great Red Grape
Saperavi (სოფელი; literally "dye" or "paint" in Georgian) is one of the world's most remarkable and historically significant red wine grapes. It is one of only a handful of teinturier varieties on earth — meaning that both its skin and its flesh contain deep red pigmentation. This characteristic gives Saperavi wines their extraordinary, almost ink-like depth of colour, and contributes to wines of exceptional longevity and aging potential.
Native to Georgia's Kakheti region, Saperavi has been cultivated for at least 3,000 years. DNA analysis has confirmed it is among the oldest documented cultivated grapevine varieties in the world. In Georgia, where winemaking pre-dates the existence of any European wine culture, Saperavi holds a place of deep cultural reverence — it is the grape of the Georgian table, the grape of the Georgian toast, the grape of Georgian identity.
When grown in the right conditions and vinified with care — as in the Château Mukhrani Saperavi Reserve — Saperavi produces wines capable of aging gracefully for 15 to 25 years, developing secondary and tertiary aromas of tobacco, leather, earth, and dried fruit of breathtaking complexity.
The Estate
About Château Mukhrani
Founded in the 19th century by Prince Ivane Mukhranbatoni of the ancient Bagrationi dynasty, Château Mukhrani is Georgia's most storied fine wine estate. The palace and its underground cellar tunnels are located in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region — Georgia's most historic territory, home to the ancient capital Mtskheta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The estate's winemaking philosophy combines European precision — temperature-controlled fermentation, French oak barrel aging — with the irreplaceable character of Georgian terroir: volcanic soils, high altitude, and the cooling influence of the Caucasus mountain winds. The result is a range of wines that are unmistakably Georgian in character, yet of international quality and appeal.
Learn more about the estate's history and full range of wines on the Château Mukhrani winery page.
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