Menabde - 'Dry Amber Wine' - Tsolikouri - Racha, GE - 2021
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Request a Case OrderTechnically not skin contact - but it's just Georgian magic wine with great texture and the feel of the amphora that gives it that quality. Imagine amphora aged chenin blanc and you've got a great concept of this wine - it is outstanding
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VINTAGE: 2021 REGION: Racha, Georgia GRAPES: Tsolikouri YEAST: Ambient MACERATION: 36 days (1 day on skins) FERMENTATION VESSEL: Stainless steel AGING: 8 months in stainless steel CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Unfiltered/ Unfined FARMING: Organic ALCOHOL CONTENT: 11% ADDED SO2: None RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2 g/L SOIL: Clay, limestone VINE AGE: 47 years TOTAL PRODUCTION: 242 bottles
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Racha, Georgia Ilo Menabde began his journey in wine at just five years old while helping in his grandfather’s vineyard in Racha. After dreaming of returning to their village, he bought a nearby vineyard in 2015 and soon started his own project. His wines are produced from rare grape varietals of the region, such as Tetra and Shavi Kabistoni, all of which are fermented and aged in stainless steel. If you ask him though, he identifies as more of a vinegrower than anything else.