Organically Farmed. Taste: Dry medium bodied amber wine. This wine has beeswax, yellow flowers, macerated apricot.
Producer: Casreli Winery
Grapes: 70% Rkatsiteli, 27% Kakhuri Mtsvane, 3% Rkatsiteli Muscat
Where: Kakheti
Country: Georgia
Taste: Dry medium bodied amber wine. This wine has beeswax, yellow flowers, macerated apricot and fermented honey notes.
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Additional Info:
The grapes were crushed together into Qvevri and aged with chacha (pomace) fr 8 months. Grapes are grown in Casreli's own organic vineyards in Kakheti, on the right bank of Alazani valley, village Vachnadziani, "Shaloant Akhoebi" specific terroir, which is located 450 meters above the sea level. Here the climate is dry and hot with rocky/silty soil.
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Founded in 2014, Marani Casareli proudly produces natural wine with traditional Georgian methods in qvevri dating back thousands of years. All vineyards are self-grown and harvested with organic practices to ensure the best quality product made.
Marani Casreli owns 15 hectares of land, eight of which are already planted with various wine grape varietals, including ancient and rare Georgian varieties, such as Chitistvala, Mtsvivani, Dzaganidze, Kisi, Khikhvi as well as classic varietals (Rkatsiteli and Saperavi) and regional experiments of grapes planted from other regions.
Marani Casreli is located in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region, on the right bank of Alazani Valley at the crossroad of four micro-zones (Mukuzani, Vazisubani, Gurjaani, and Kakheti). The region’s climate is famous for its suitable conditions for winemaking and the cultivation of several rare grape varieties. The Caucasus mountains sit to the north, while the nation’s capital Tbilisi lies to the southwest.