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McGregor Vineyard is America’s first winery dedicated to producing elegant Saperavi wines. This latest vintage is very youthful but is already showing that it will impress more and more as time goes on. Its aromatics are reminiscent of plum, blackberry, black cherry, and strawberry balanced with cocoa, licorice root, and a slight smoke character. As expected with this vintage, it is lighter bodied than its predecessor. Currently, this wine has bright acidity and flavors of cassis, cranberry, tart cherry, black currants and oak. Smooth tannins keep the experience of this youthful wine lingering on the palate. Cellar this vintage 5-10 years for starters. If you can’t wait, decant for a few hours before enjoying.
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McGregor Vineyard is the first winery in the United States to release a wine produced from the grape and called Saperavi. Bob McGregor recognized the early potential of this varietal and drove its development, creating demand across the Finger Lakes and the United States for this incredible new wine possibility.
Bob & Marge McGregor begin their vinifera vineyard by planting many varieties of vinifera grapevines – creating McGregor Vineyard
The McGregor tasting room opens. Saperavi grapevines are planted on the vineyard estate that same year
The McGregors release 1985 Saperavi - the very first Saperavi wine grown and produced in the United States
The McGregors change the name of their Saperavi wine to Black Russian Red.
Black Russian Red becomes very in-demand, becoming the "cult favorite wine of the Finger Lakes" and is even voted "Most Interesting Finger Lakes Wine". The ageability of this wine becomes more evident as older vintages continue to improve and impress with their lasting quality
The first Reserve bottling of Black Russian Red is produced, called "Black Russian Red 30 Month Barrel Reserve"
McGregor Vineyard continues to explore, pushing the envelope by aging their Saperavi in oak for three full years to create "2013 Black Russian Red 36 Month Barrel Reserve"
The McGregors retire the name Black Russian Red and the wine is once again called Saperavi.
McGregor Vineyard has a Wine Club only release of the first in their "Grand Reserve" style with 2017 Saperavi Grand Reserve - a true showcasing of the possibilities of Finger Lakes red winemaking. The Grand Reserve style is crafted by aging Saperavi in a selection of oak barrels for at least 3 years.
After several popular allocations, McGregor Vineyard introduces 2021 Saperavi Grand Reserve through the allocation program.
