• Vazisubani Estate - Estate Collection - Rkatsiteli Dessert Wine 2017
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Vazisubani Estate

Vazisubani Estate - Estate Collection - Rkatsiteli Dessert Wine 2017

$33.00
$33.00

    This exceptional Dessert Wine is  made from Rkatsiteli estate grown grapes. It shows deep amber color with golden edges. Aging aromas are well blended with a slight floral scent and those of dried fruit, figs, quince and spice. Long and smooth aftertaste still has an expressed liveliness, which makes it an outstanding dessert wine.. As it ages in the bottle it may develop some noble diamond-crystal deposits once again proving its genuine origin and handling

    Impressive on its own. Pairs with numerous fruit salads, chocolates with nuts as well as botte. A perfect components for various styles of own recipe drinks and cocktails.

    Serve at 14-18° C (57-64°F)

    Over ripe grapes

    Crushed, fermented and fortified.

    Grape spirit added to 18%. Vol.

    Aged and oxidized to reach the style

    About the Winery

    Vazisubani Estate dates back to the 19th century and traces from one of Georgia’s most storied and cherished family lines, Chavchavadze. The Estate has been meticulously restored over the last decade, emerging as a premier wine-tourism destination built around the palace, gardens, winery, marani (wine cellar) and 35 hectares of estate vineyards.
    Winemaker Notes

    Under watchful management of one of Georgia’s premier wine makers using state of the art facilities, grapes are harvested by hand and loaded to stainless steel tanks for fermentation, leaving on skins for 20 days. The Wine is fortified with grape spirit and aged, resulting in an elegant deep amber dessert wine.

    Vineyard Notes

    The grapes for this wine are estate grown, on the right bank slopes of the famed Alazani River in the Kakheti region. Vines are planted 1500-1800feet elevation. Top soil is 14-16inches, black to loamy; Sub-soil is white clay with stony structure laying on a limestone strata with carbonated enclaves.

    THE WINERY

    Vazisubani Estate dates back to the 19th century and traces from one of Georgia’s most storied and cherished family lines, Chavchavadze. The Estate has been meticulously restored over the last decade, emerging as a premier wine-tourism destination built around the palace, gardens, winery, marani (wine cellar) and 35 hectares of estate vineyards.
    Technical Details

    Winemaker Lado Uzunashvili (renowned internationally)
    Varietal Breakdown: Rkatsiteli, fortified with distilled grape spirit
    ABV 18%
    Fermentation Spontaneous, natural wild yeast,
    Stainless, 20 days on skins, fortified with spirit
    Sulfur: 10 mg/l free, added at destemming and bottling
    Filtration/Fining Unfiltered (no additives, bentonite only)
    Bottles Produced: 25,000

    Vazisubani Estate - Estate Collection - Rkatsiteli Dessert Wine 2017
    Vazisubani Estate Estate Collection Dessert Wine glass shot
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