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Makashvili Kisi

Makashvili Kisi Qvevri 2019

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Description

This full-bodied orange wine bursts with aromas of ripe peaches, apricots and other stone fruits, along with subtle notes of aromatic herbs and almonds. With well-integrated tannins, ample freshness and delicious flavours on the palate, it has a long fruity finish and leaves you longing for more. Makashvili Kisi Qvevri was made according to the ancient Georgian winemaking traditions. After the manual harvest, grapes were placed into big clay amphorae, qvevri, which are several centuries old. The grape juice was fermented with the skins and the fermentation happened naturally, with no addition of artificial yeast of SO2. The wine was further aged in qvevri.

Makashvili Kisi Qvevri is a great companion to fish curries, tandoori salmon, vegetable korma and other flavourful Indian dishes and South-East Asian dishes. It is equally great with mature cheeses and poultry.

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Orange Amphora, Orange Wine
Dry
2019
13%
Georgia
Kakheti
Kisi
Makashvili
Amphora-aged, Amphora-fermented, Indigenous yeast, Low & No sulphur, Natural & Low intervention, Qvevri, Skin contact
Decant for 30min
Serve in universal glass
15-17ºC
Asian food, Chicken, Dark poultry, Grilled salmon, Hard cheeses, Indian curries, South-East Asian curries, Spicy food, Vegetable korma, Vegetable pies
Aged in amphorae, Fermented in amphorae, Fermented in Qvevri, Fermetented and aged in qvevri
Natural Wine

Julia Harding, Master of Wine:

“Mid gold. Fragrant with sour apricot, dried grasses, barley sugar. Very chewy, a little bit sour, intense, concentrated. Powerful rather than elegant. Challenging in its sour/tannic intensity.”

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Wine Origins

Georgia

Natural wines, orange and amphorae wines, terroir-driven wines, indigenous grapes – Georgia seems to be on top of every wine trend out there. However for Georgians, these are not trends. These are ancient winemaking traditions, several millennia old. The country boasts more than 8,000 vintages, nevertheless Georgian wines have come to world wine map only recently - which makes them even more exciting to try!

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Makashvili

Makashvili Wine Cellar traces its history back to the 15th Century when a family of Georgian princes, Makashvili, founded their winery. Makashvili wines were enjoyed in royal courts, however, after multiple wars, the winery gradually fell into disrepair. Fast forward to 2012, Makashvili marani (wine cellar) was rediscovered and restored. Today, the winery is famed for preserving Georgian winemaking traditions and crafting outstanding qvevri wines – made in centuries-old amphorae.

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Kisi

Kisi is a rare but a rather exciting white indigenous variety. It comes from Kakheti region in the south-eastern Georgia. Despite its potential to produce high quality wines, during the Soviet era Kisi plantings became almost extinct. Kisi is often fermented in Georgian qvevri, making rich and complex amber wines. It also makes fragrant European-style whites.

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