Nose
Wine has a complex aroma of berries, French plums and black currants, which are supplemented with delicate vanilla and clove tones.
Palate
It has a pleasant and full taste that lingers on the tongue for several hours.
Growing Conditions
The wine Kvareli special reserve is made by the grapes from the best and old vineyards of specific viniculture microzone of Kvareli. The vineyards are especially rich with black slates, which determine the uniqueness of the wine. The wooded mountains and the hot cliffs of Kvareli, which surround the mentioned vineyards, create a special and unique microclimate, and all this is a pre-condition for obtaining the highest quality of wine.
Harvest
To achieve the highest quality of wine, it is held green harvest in the vineyards, when grape starts first ripening. That improves the quality of whole harvest due to sharp elimination of its quantity. So from each vine is made only one bottle of highest quality wine. Once the grapes are ripe, the healthy bunches are selectively picked by hand; this takes place in October.
Bottling
The wine is cold stabilized and then bottled by the gravitational bottling method and the closure is natural cork.
Winemaking
Classical fermentation of must, with halting on must after 6 weeks of fermentation; followed by malolactic fermentation and aged in 225-liter barrels minimum 24 month. Wine is bottled without any filtration.
Aging
Classical fermentation of must, with halting on must after 6 weeks of fermentation; followed by malolactic fermentation and aged in 225-liter barrels minimum 24 month.
Appearance
Dark cherry color.
Food Pairing
Wine is strong and complex, goes well with roasted meat and refined cheese.