Chona’s Marani
Rkatsiteli
Mikheil Chonishvili is the head winemaker hear but shares the love and passion for wine making with his entire family. Mikheil, only 37 years old, brings a new vision to his families generation old traditions. Mikheil is fiercely devoted to natural and ancient wine techniques.
All the wines are made in qvevri with minimal intervention and small amounts of sulfites, this wine has only 31 mG/L total sulfites. At the same time has a lovely elegant vision and style for his amber wines. This wine is sourced from his family vineyard in Tsinandali which is farmed organically and sustainably. A lovely Kakhetian wine.
Amber dry wine made from grapes grown in the Tsinandali protected area. The wine was fermented with the grape skins in qvevri, according to Georgia's 8,000-year-old traditional technology. Rich with tannins that make its body balanced.
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Grapes: 100% Rkatsiteli
Fermentation: Qvevri, on the skins
Aging: 6 months on the skins in qvevri, then 3 months on fine lees in stainless steel
Yeast: Wild
Vineyards: Tsinandali protected area, Kakheti
Region: Kakheti -
Complex bouquet of ripe fruits, apricot, pear and quince is mixed with honey and dried nut tones and makes the wine soft and tasty.
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Grilled pork
Steaks
Poultry
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•Estate-grown and made
•Natural low-sulfite Wine
•Qvevri Wine