Red wine

Lukasi, Usakhelauri 2015

Dark cherry, bell-pepper skin, ripe red plum, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, a minor touch of tar and a red jammy streak. Medium-plus tannins, medium alcohol and high acidity, light in the mid-palate and a lengthy finish of ripe red fruits.

Score

91
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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Usakhelauri

Alcohol

14%

Bottle size

75cl

Origin

Country

Georgia

Region

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti

Tasting Information

Name of Tasting

Georgia

Blind

No

Tasted by

Miquel Hudin

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