AMIRAN'S WINE CELLAR

2019 TSITSKA TSOLIKOURI KRAKHUNA

2019 KRAKHUNA

2020 CHUCK & GABI

2018 OTSKHANURI SAPERE

Amiran Vepkhvadze’s Wine Cellar is located in the Imiretian village of Zestafoni in West Georgia. An attorney by trade, Amiran Vepkhvadze inherited a few hectares of Otskhanuri Sapere, a rare, indigenous varietal found only in Western Georgia. It was planted by his father and the vines are pergola trained in order to counter the humid conditions characteristic of the region. For years he sold the grapes to a large local winery. What they would pay gradually decreased until Amiran decided to start making his own wine. It remains one of the largest contiguous plots of the grape variety.

His vines are planted in fields near his home as well as in the nearby villages of Kinoti and Kldeeti: he grows white grapes Tsitska, Tsolikouri, Krakhuna, and the black grape Otskhanuri Sapere. Fermentation and aging of organically-farmed grapes occur in beeswax-lined kvevri. The wines receive no filtration or chemical addition.

AMIRAN

^{2018 Otskhanuri Sapere}

^{STYLE: DRY RED WINE

VINTAGE: 2018

GRAPE COMPOSITION: 100% Otskhanuri Sapere, older vines, pergola trained

CLIMATE: Sub Tropical

SOILS: Rich brown soil, clay, carbonic sub soil

MACERATION & AGING: Spontaneously fermented with 100% skin contact 2 weeks and aged in qvevri for 12 additional months

ALCOHOL: 12%

RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1 g/l

ACIDITY: 6 g/l.}

_{“the heart of our Marani "}

^{Deep purple in color, perfumed, floral, animal and earthy. Brightly flavored, juicy and dark, exotic, complex, textured, high acid and dry. Without equal.}

AMIRAN

^{2019 Krakhuna}

^{STYLE: DRY AMBER WINE

VINTAGE: 2019

GRAPE COMPOSITION: 100% Krakhuna

CLIMATE: SubTropical

SOILS: Rich brown soil, clay, carbonic sub soil

MACERATION & AGING: Spontaneously fermented with

50% destemed skins. Macerated for 3 months, 6 months additional time in qvevri.

ALCOHOL: 13%

RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2 g/l

ACIDITY: 5 g/l.}

_{“favorite grape"}

^{A heady textured amber wine with great freshness and carefully moderated structure. Burnt pineapple, beeswax, coconut, unusual flavors for any wine. This is the character of Krakhuna interacting with the microorganisms in the qvevri to give something special, unique to Amiran's cellar.}

AMIRAN

^{2020 Chuck & Gabi}

^{STYLE: DRY WINE

VINTAGE: 2020

GRAPE COMPOSITION: 70% Tsitska (white), 30% Otskhanuri Sapere (red)

CLIMATE: SubTropical

SOILS: Rich brown soil, clay, carbonic sub soil

MACERATION & AGING: Tsitska was spontaneously fermented in qvevri no skin contact and aged in qvevri for 6 months. Otskhanuri Sapere was macerated for 2 weeks during fermentation then left in qvevri until blending in May following the harvest.

ALCOHOL: 11.5%

RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1.55 g/l

ACIDITY: 6.5 g/l.}

^{Not red nor rose; can be drank chilled or not. Tsitska brings acidity and minerality, Otskhanuri brings character and a bit of tannin and displays an aspect of aroma not typically encountered with Otskhanuri. Light, fruity but complex and resonant. A blend conceived of by Amiran and Stetson, named for Stetson's daughter Charlie (Chuck) and Amiran's grandson Gabriel (Gabi).}

AMIRAN

^{2019 Tsitska Tsolikouri Krakhuna}

^{STYLE: DRY AMBER WINE

VINTAGE: 2019

GRAPE COMPOSITION: ⅓ each Tsitska, Tsolikouri, Krakhuna

CLIMATE: SubTropical

SOILS: Rich brown soil, clay, carbonic sub soil

MACERATION & AGING: grapes were co fermented spontaneously with

100% skin contact for fermentation, then 3 months with 50% of the skins for 3 months, then without skins for 6 additional months. All in qvevri.

ALCOHOL: 12%

RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1 g/l.

ACIDITY: 5.5 g/l.}

_{"nectar of the sun"}

^{An elegant example of skin contact wine from the West of Georgia. Juicy, discreetly tannin, lovely aromas, citric, floral, spiced. Very easy drinking, while simultaneously contemplative.}