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Pheasant's Tears Rkatsiteli Bakurtsike 2019

Pheasant's Tears Rkatsiteli Bakurtsike

2019
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£22.75

/ 0.75 L btl

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Spec sheet

TypeOrange wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti12.0%

The wine

The grapes, with 50% of the stalks removed, undergo maceration in contact with the skins for 3 months, and fermentation and the subsequent ageing of nine months occur in qvevri. About 200 bottles are produced, depending on the year.

Showing off a lovely pink colour with amber glints. On the nose it reveals a very extensive aromatic array, which goes from honey and spices to rose petals and white fruit. On the palate it's dense and dry, with hints of dried fruit and nuts, wild herbs and apricot freshness in the background. It's intensely fresh and harmonious, but conceals a wild side that can only be discovered on uncorking a bottle.

NOTE: The Rkatsiteli is a very special variety, widely grown in Georgia, whose berries have a pink tinge.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 8ºC and 10ºC

Food pairing

Roast chicken / Feathered game / Oven-baked quails

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The winery

Pheasant's Tears

Pheasant's Tears

Despite the fact that the people of Georgia were among the first humans to make wine, in present times their wines rarely cross national borders and those of neighbouring countries such as Russia. Georgia possesses an enviable wine-producing heritage, with points to note including the 35 authorised varieties (the majority being indigenous) and the use of ancestral winemaking techniques such as ageing the wine in qvevri, earthenware vessels sealed with beeswax and buried below...

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