Region: Kartli. A southeastern province bordering Armenia. Old wine territory. The capital city of Georgia, Tbilisi, lies in this territory.
Grapes: Chinuri
Vinification: Natural wine in the traditional clay Qvevri underground. Considerably less skin contact than most Georgian ‘white’ or ‘amber’ wines, though it is not a direct press. Spontaneous fermentation.
These are clay pots lines with beeswax, a very ancient vessel for fermentating and aging wine.
Tasting: Funky nose. Overripe bruised pear and apple (more like rotting fermenting fruit but we don’t need to tell people that). Dried herbs also. Minerality. Medium body palate, crisp but not particularly high acidity.
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