Nose
The wine delivers notes of raspberry, cherry tree flower, wild strawberry and roses.
Palate
Medium tannins, dry, with medium body and slightly higher acidity. It’s a unique flavour which is balanced and aromatic with a long finish.
Growing Conditions
Aleqsandreuli grapes (native only to Racha region, usually placed along with Mudjuretuli vines in the same vineyards) are harvested from 30+ year-old vineyards, which are located 400-500m above sea level in the village of Sadmeli. The average annual precipitation is 1200 mm whilst the mean temperature during the growing season is 20.5 c. As all vineyards are owned by small-scale individual farmers, soils and grapes are treated with traditional methods, which include hand-operated mechanisation, organic manure and hand-picking of grapes.
Harvest
Aleqsandreuli grapes are exclusively hand-harvested as landscape and vineyard size do not allow other methods. Harvest was held during Oct. 10-20, only under dry conditions, during early morning hours.
Bottling
Standard bottling processes are employed. Bottles are produced by a leading French company. Cork stoppers are used as closure.
Winemaking
Grapes were processed the same day it was received in to the winery. Classical production methods were applied.
Aging
Wine is kept and aged in 5t stainless steel containers for up to 6 months before bottling.
Appearance
Dark ruby in colour.
Food Pairing
Served with fried fish and game bird, pasta and strong cheese.
