This fresh natural wine comes from the Kakheti region in the South Eastern part of Georgia, which is the most important wine region in the country. It is made from the local white grape variety Rkatsiteli, and the producer is Askaneli Brother Ltd which has produced wine since the 19th century.

The last couple of years they have started to ferment and mature some wines in qvevri, which is traditional clay vessels. In Georgia these kind of vessels have been used for 8 000 years, and in order not to break the vessels too easily they eventually started to be buried in the soil. This also had the great advantage of helping to keep a cooler temperature during fermentation and maturation.

This wine is labelled as a natural wine by the producer, and has been fermented and macerated with the skins for six months in the qvevri. The color is golden, and on the nose we get yellow pear, quince, apricot, melon and spice.

On the palate there is orange peel notes, combined with apricot, spice, nuts and honey and it has medium acidity and medium body. It is well-balanced, with some tannins from the skin maceration – adding texture and length.

This is a fresh and savoury style of natural wine, well worth its price! It gets 83 points, and the number at Systembolaget is 2195. Since it is well-balanced with savoury notes and some texture, it is easy to combine with food and dishes made of fish and lighter meat as well as many vegetarian dishes.