georgische Weinflaschen - Georgian wine bottles >> Satrapezo 10 kvevri - Telavi Wine Cellar
VinificationSelected block, RKATSITELI S04, of Kondoli vineyards has
been green harvested during the first days of véraison (August) in
order to artificially reduce the grape yield down to 4-5 tons per
hectare and thus, increase the overall quality and concentratio
n of
remaining fruit. At the end of September the grapes were hand harvested
in small boxes, hand sorted in our winery, gently de-stemmed and lightly
crushed int
o historical Georgian clay wine vessels ‘KVEVRI’ (Totally 10
KVEVRIES have been used) buried in the winery’s earthen floor. The
fermentation was performed by natural yeast, found on grape skins.
During the whole process of fermentation cap management has been
performed only by hand punching, thus, overall mechanical impact on
grape skins has been minimized and ensured soft extraction and
integration of skin aromas. After the long 20-25 days maceration, the
resulting golden colored wine was decanted and transferred gently into
traditional small oak barriques for 10 months’ further maturation. Light
filtration complemented by bottling and 6 month bottle aging in our
cellar before the release.
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