Askaneli Brothers

Askaneli Brothers Brut

Release Price

Drink Window

12%

ABV

3.3

pH

TA

7.9

RS

Nose

The rich aromas of ripe apricot and apple are ideally combined with the unsurpassed pure floral notes.

Palate

The wine has an airy light texture and an incredibly stable frothy crown. It is an elegant sparkling wine with good structure and excellent balance with a fresh long aftertaste.

Growing Conditions

Askaneli Brothers is located in Georgia’s western Guria region, which is close to the Black Sea and has an unique humid subtropical climate from the mountain and sea air. Such a location makes it suitable for cultivating several rare grape varieties. The winery sits near the flowing Kurta River and vineyards throughout Kakheti, Kartli and Imereti were the source for this wine. Pruning: 2 twigs, vertical, Georgian.

Harvest

In order for grape bunches to ripen properly, excess leaves are removed. Akaneli believe that vines are living, sensitive organisms. “That is why Georgian folk polyphonic music sounds loudly over the Askaneli vineyards. The grapes will grow better and the wine will be tastier and more aromatic”. Healthy and ripe grapes are harvested by hand. Harvesting begins in late summer or early autumn and ends in late November. The earliest harvest takes place in Kakheti, the latest in western Georgia: Guria and Racha-Lechkhumi. White varieties are usually harvested earlier than reds to maintain the acidity. Red varieties take longer to ripen. The harvested grapes are placed in special 12kg boxes and delivered to the winery in order to avoid damage as much as possible.

Bottling

The bottling is carried out by the company in accordance with the conditions specially created at the enterprise and ultra-modern equipment.

Winemaking

Before pressing, staff carefully select the grapes and sort them on a special mobile table. Immediately after squeezing the grape juice, the winemakers start making wine (fermentation, removal from the sediment, clarification, etc.). For the production of each wine, an individual, creative approach is used. The winery of the Askaneli Brothers is fully equipped with modern equipment for high-quality control of all the necessary technological processes. After pressing, the skins are removed from the must. At the same time, specially selected yeast is added to the grape juice for fermentation. To preserve the sweetness of the wines, the process of stopping the fermentation process with low temperature is used. Fermentation of musts in temperature-controlled steel tanks takes place at a temperature 13-15 ° C.