525 Vines Tsitska and Tsolikouri Blend from Kahketi, Georgia 2019

Country: Georgia

Region:Kahketi

Grapes: 50% Tsitska & 50%Tsolikouri

Producers: 525 Wines

Tasting Notes: Light orange wine or a textured white wine. This wine has been aged in Qvevri, traditional clay pots, which give this wine savory notes. The wine also has lemon, soft herbs, white flowers, and apricot. 

Pairing: Raw Fish, Fresh Cheese, Sweet Potato

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Farming: Organic/Biodynamic, Unfined/Unfiltered, No added SO2

Very nature-lovingly clean. Straight-up texture without frivolities, but with an unseen purity that searches the boundarie. Sunny stone fruit, floral nose with hints of flower pollen. Oily, rich and warm, but with lovely acidity, almost European style white wine. Less than 150 cases produced!

Spontaneous fermentation, In Kvevri, (large buried earthenware amphora) 2 month Skin contact. Aging: In Kvevri 16 month. Unfined/Unfiltered. No added SO2. Total Sulphite ~28mg/L