Kagor

Peculiarities of vinification. Kagor Fanagoria is an oak-matured wine from Cabernet Sauvignon and Saperavi grapes, grown at Fanagoria vineyards located in the Taman peninsula and picked with a controlled yield of 10 tons per hectare. The wine is made by a classic technology – addition of grape spirit into the juice fermenting under the cap of grape skins, with a subsequent three-year-long maturation in new and one-year-old barrels made from Caucasian oak. The grape spirit used for this wine was made at Fanagoria brandy production facility.

Sensory characteristics. Colour: dark-red, with a shade of terracotta. Flavour: compound, with noes of smoked black berries, prunes, sour cherries, bilberries, blueberries, sloes, and chokeberries; shades of oak wood, vanilla, black chocolate, crust of rye bread, and cedar nut. Taste: extractive, full, and well-balanced, with jammy notes, corresponding to the flavour.

Food pairing: this wine would be a good pair for blue, Brie, Camembert cheeses, bitter chocolate, chocolate desserts, pastries with red berries and chocolate, smoked red berries, prunes and figs.

To be served at 14 - 16 °С.