WSJ says, due to climate change, "ancestral wines" are on a come-back.
And by ancestral wines, we are talking about wine made in Amphorae.
In addition to the climate push and customer preferences turning to lighter wines with less alcohol, "amphorae make wine more suave, more beautiful, with a lot of passion. If it's mineral, they emphasize mineraltiy.
If it's fruity, they make it fruitier
A young juicy style of Saperavi is full of life and fruit. Deep red colored
with aromas and flavors of fresh red and black fruit and hints of spice. A
nice underpinning of acidity followed by lighter and integrated tannins.
Great by itself or with food including heavy flavors.