Papari Valley 3 Terraces Rkatsiteli 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Papari Valley 3 Terraces Rkatsiteli 2023.

Papari Valley 3 Terraces Rkatsiteli 2023
13% alcohol, cork, Kakheti region of Georgia.

This is part of the 3 Terraces range and indeed processes – the terraces referring to the three-level journey of qvevri the wine has moved through. It’s a fascinating winery to visit: they are gravity flowing wine, between storeys, from qvevri to qvevri. This is all managed by Papari Valley winemaker Sandro Kurdadze, who is pictured in the piece on Papari Valley here.

To the wine:

More yellow than amber. Strong peach and pear on both the nose and palate. Lots of fruit but lots of savourinrss too. Earth, sand, honey and brine. Great finish, shape and completeness. Super. 94 points.

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More Papari Valley wine reviews on The Winefront site here.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of both The Winefront site (founded in 2002, and the home of Australia’s best Australian wine reviews) and Mattinson Photography.

Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the national Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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