Avtandil Bedenashvili, Qvevri Tsarapi, Kakheti, 2014

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Tasted by: Andrew Jefford
(at Tblisi, 07 Mar 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2022
It’s fun to explore Georgian white grape varieties, but wines like this make you realise that Rkatsiteli is hard to better. Dramatic, authoritative aromas of orchard fruits, fresh flowers and umami are followed by a vivid, crystalline palate weaving apple, quince and pear together with beeswax, tea and a little mushroom, but the fruits retain their primacy. There are fine, abundant tannins and a well-judged, complexing oxidative note, too.
Avtandil Bedenashvili, Qvevri Tsarapi, Kakheti, 2014
Producer
Avtandil Bedenashvili
Brand
Qvevri Tsarapi
Vintage
2014
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Georgia
Region
Kakheti
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.00%
Body
Medium
Grapes
Rkatsiteli