| Type | Orange wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
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| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 11.0% |
Spec sheet
The wine
Chinuri with Skin is essentially the same wine as Chinuri but it undergoes a maceration with skin contact for a month. The rest of the process, from the alcoholic fermentation in qvevri with native yeasts to the nine months of ageing in the same container, is exactly the same. It's bottled without filtration or clarification.
On the nose, it exudes intense balsamic and white fruit aromas. On the palate, there's a repetition of the aromas detected in the olfactory phase, plus the occasional elegant vegetal note.
Drinking and storing
8ºC
Food pairing
Seafood / Braised vegetables / Oily fish
Customer reviews
The winery
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...
