Iberieli Guria Chkhaveri 2022 palomino the 2018 Léoville Poyferré comes

the 2018 Léoville Poyferré comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant scents of Morello cherries

The wine is lush on the palate but lively

and suitable for the sort of Mediterranean seafood dishes you would find in Valencia

the wine is sternly structured and full bodied

the edge of the same limestone formation that underlays Sancerre

Iberieli Guria Chkhaveri 2022 palomino the 2018 Léoville Poyferré comesThis relatively delicate Qvevri wine hails from the Black Sea coastal region of Guria in far southwestern Georgia. The Chkhaveri grape is the most cherished variety, one that Iberieli was instrumental in reviving after the Soviet era. This grape can produce a profoundly aromatic rose if the skins are left on during maturation in Qvevri, but this edition comes without the skins, yielding a fresh yet savory white. Among Chkhaveri's many virtues, it is a