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Makashvili Mtsvane

Makashvili Mtsvane Qvevri 2017

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Makashvili Mtsvane Qvevri greets you with a deep amber colour and aromas of ripe apricots, notes of citruses, green tea, walnuts and forest floor. The wine has fresh acidity, velvety tannins and a long, harmonious aftertaste.

A beautiful example of a Georgian orange wine, it was made according to the country's ancient 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 to round up the edges. Makashvili Mtsvane Qvevri is a great match for mushroom dishes, as well as flavourful cuisines, such as Moroccan or Lebanese.

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Orange Amphora, Orange Wine
Dry
2017
13.5%
Georgia
Kakheti
Mtsvane
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
Chickpea soup, Dark poultry, Lebanese food, Middle Eastern food, Middle-Eastern meze, Moroccan food, Mushrooms, Ratatouille, Roast chicken
Aged in amphorae, Fermented in amphorae, Fermented in Qvevri, Fermetented and aged in qvevri
Natural Wine

Julia Harding, Master of Wine:

“Apricot gold. Smells of dried grasses with a background of reduced apricots. Intensely tannic. Desperately needs food. A bit fat and heavy, even if the tannins add freshness. Extreme style, beware.”

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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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Mtsvane

Mtsvane Kakhuri is a white variety from the Kakheti region in the south-eastern Georgia. It may sound confusing but there are six different types of Mtsvane in Georgia, each being named after its origin (e.g. Mtsvane Kakhuri, Mtsvane Goruli etc). Mtsvane Kakhuri is an aromatic variety, making gorgeous flavour-packed wines, either solo or as part of the blend with Rkatsiteli. Also, it is often vinified in qvevri, making gorgeous orange wines.

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