Chubini Cellars - 'Amber Wine' - Rkatisteli, Chinuri - Shilda, GE - 2019
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VINTAGE: 2019
REGION: Kakheti, Georgia
GRAPES: 70% Rkatisteli, 30% Chinuri
YEASTS: Native
MACERATION: 6 months
AGED: 6 months in qvevri
CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Unfiltered/
Unfined
FARMING: Organic
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.5%
ADDED SO2: Minimal
SOIL: Limestone, alluvium
VINE AGE: 70 years
Shilda, Georgia
Tornike Chubinidize might have the name of a warrior (translates to first name: god of victo-ry, last name: archer), but he has the heart of a poet. Situated at the base of the Caucuses in the village of Shilda, Tornike makes just 2 wines and cares for them so deeply that he sleeps next to his qvevri during fermentation.
The Sapervai grapes are picked in early August to ensure juiciness and density, then aged in qvevri for 2 months before being transferred to stainless steel. The Rkatsiteli also has its time in qveveri which gives it a classic amber color and a depth of flavor that brings to mind dark spirits.