Gotsa - 'Reserve (Flor Affected)' - Saperavi - Kartli, GE - 2017

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OWNER AND WINEMAKER: Beka Gotsadze REGION: Kvemo Kartli, Asureti Valley TOTAL HECTARE: 4 ha within the Algeti Nature preserve ALTITUDE OF VINEYARD(S): 550 meters PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMATIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights SOIL COMPOSITION: basalt, mixed volcanic, clay, alluvial VINES PLANTED: 2012 CULTIVATED: 14 native Georgian varieties FARMING: Demeter certified Biodynamic PRODUCED: white, amber, rose, and red wines, ancestrale sparkling white, amber and red wines, fortified wines, flor affected wines, cider and beer... Highly experimental producer. FIRST COMMERCIAL VINTAGE: 2015 TOTAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 20,000 bottles LABEL ART: Temo Gotsadze

“Our family vineyard, in the Asureti Valley of Kvemo Kartli, is fantastic! I planted it in 2012 with 14 different Georgian grape varieties. There are no other vineyards for kilometers. We are Demeter certified and have only farmed our vineyards according to biodynamic principles and our own “forest philosophy”. We take from the vineyards only juice, even skins and stems return to the vineyard to be composted. Our marani/cellar is in the Kiketi Mountains. The cool conditions are perfect for wine making! Wild fermentation happens in traditional Qvevri: large buried earthenware amphora. We let the microorganisms do their jobs and they give us REAL wine.”

• Winemaker and Architect, Beka Gotsadze