Mtsvane Estate

Mtsvane Estate Georgian Sparkling - Pet-Nat Tsolikouri Tsitska 2023

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$27.50
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$27.50

Energetic, crispy and completely dry sparkling wine with delicate aromas of flowers. Salt and silky spices are felt in the taste. Long lasting and deep aftertaste.

Ideal with fish dishes and white sauces. 

Grape Varieties: Tsolikouri 60%, Tsitska 40%

Origin: Imereti, Georgia

Altitude: 245m

Soil: Humous calcareous with quartz mica schists

ABV 11.7%

Residual Sugar 0.86g/l

Acidity 7.5

Sulfur: 8mg/l free, 33mg/l total as bottled

Aging: In bottle on lees for 7 months before disgorging

Filtration/Fining. None

 

About the Winery

Kateryna Chiganova, the founder of Mtsvane Estate winery, left her home of Ukraine over a decade ago and, along with her family, became a part burgeoning Georgian winemaking community, specializing in Sparkling Pet-Nats. The company takes pride in producing low intervention and sustainable sparkling wines from different parts of Georgia. It is a small company with a big goal: To create some of the foremost sparkling wines in Georgia.

Winemaker Notes

Whole bunch grapes are pressed in closed presses without destemming. Only first run juice is used. Fermentation starts in stainless steel tanks for 7-10 days. . The wine is transferred to bottles for fermentation and storage in the cellar where the wine stays on lees for 7 months before disgorging.

Vineyard Notes

Tsolikouri and Tsitska are indigenous and grown in West Georgia. Vineyard ‘Sviri2’ is at 245m (800ft). Soil is humous calcareous with quartz mica schists. Farming is low intervention with no use of pesticides and grapes are hand-picked and transported in small boxes.

Technical Details

Winemakers: Kateryna Chiganova & Levan Chychynadze
Varietal Breakdown Tsolikauri 60%, Tskitska 40%
ABV 11.7%
Fermentation Stainless tanks then bottles for Pét-nat
Aging: In bottle on lees for 7 months before disgorging
Sulfur: 8mg/l free, 33mg/l total as bottled
Acidity/Sugar 7.5g/l acidity, 0.86g/l residual sugar
Filtration/Fining. None
Bottles Produced: 3000

Mtsvane Estate Georgian Sparkling - Pet-Nat Tsolikouri Tsitska 2023
Mtsvane Estate Georgian Sparkling - Pet-Nat Tsolikouri Tsitska 2023
Mtsvane Estate Georgian Sparkling - Pet-Nat Tsolikouri Tsitska 2023