Nose
Nose is intense, offering aromas of cherry liquor, red fruit jam and a beautiful spicy-smoky-earthy bouquet as a result of perfect maturation.
Palate
Mouth is soft, elegant and silky, invading your palate with creamy flavours of red fruit, sweet spices, leather and blond tobacco. The finish is long and spicy supported again by smooth and ripe tannins.
Growing Conditions
- Winegrowing region: KAKHETI viticulture region. - Climate type: Moderate continental - Wine classification: Estates limited release - Grape source: SAPERAVI block of Kondoli vineyards. - Grape yield: 5-6 ton/hectare.
Harvest
Selected block, SAPERAVI of Kondoli vineyards has been green-harvested during the first days of véraison (August) in order to artificially reduce the grape yield down to 5-6 tons per hectare and thus, increase the overall quality and concentration of remaining fruit.
Bottling
The wine was bottled unfiltered, complemented by bottle aging in our cellar before the release.
Winemaking
At the end of September the grapes were hand-harvested in small boxes, hand-sorted in our winery, gently de-stemmed and lightly crushed into open top 225l barriques. The fermentation was performed by wild yeast, found on grape skins. During the whole process of fermentation, which has been held naturally at maximum 26°C, cap management has been performed only by hand punching, thus, overall mechanical impact on grape skins has been minimized, ensuring soft extraction of color and tannins from the grape skin. After fermentation wine was transferred by gravity to oak barrels for maturation and acquiring extra volume and complexity.
Appearance
Deep shining ruby red with brick hints.
Food Pairing
Drink with grilled vegetables, meat courses and soft cheeses. t: 18°C. We recommend decanting a bottle 2 hours prior to serving.