Château Purcari Academia Purcari Saperavi

Château Purcari, located in the southwest of the country within the IGP Ștefan Vodă, benefits from rolling hills, limestone bedrock, and fertile black soil — an ideal terroir for grape cultivation. True values do not change with time. Purcari remains Purcari. Since 1827.

Wine has been made in Moldova for thousands of years, but it is only in the last couple of centuries that this small country has drawn international attention for its excellent wines. In 1827 Tsar Nicholas I issued a special decree recognising Château Purcari as the first official winery in Bessarabia which is today known as Moldova. This iconic estate is located close to the Black Sea in the south-eastern corner of Moldova. French settlers in the region quickly noticed the similarities between the local terroir and their native Bordeaux since the area sits at the same latitude as the famous French wine region and also boasts the same rubidium-rich soil types.

Academia Saperavi is the essence of the impressive Georgian variety of the same name, reinterpreted by the pure expression of the terroir of Purcari, obtaining, as a result, an authentic wine with a fulminating aroma. Academia Saperavi whispers the story of one of the most important human virtues that underlies any creation – patience.

Academia Saperavi contains a very limited amount of bottles – 6,000. This number pays homage to all the time that has passed since the use of amphorae in winemaking was recorded for the first time in Georgia.

For more info, visit Château Purcari website.

VARIETALS
100% Saperavi

VINTAGE
2021

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