Telavi Wine Cellar, "Marani" Akhasheni, 2016
Tasting Notes
The color of the wine is characterized by a rich dark red shade.
In full and deep taste of wine is dominated by shades of sweet blackberry and plum. The finish is rounded, well balanced.
The aroma of the wine reveals a complex bouquet with hints of cherries and blackberries, underlined subtle liquorice hints.
The wine goes well with dishes of Georgian cuisine, spicy meats and sharp cheeses. It can also be served with chocolate desserts.
Interesting Facts
Red semisweet wine "Marani" Akhasheni - a bright representative wines Kakheti microzones Akhasheni. About wine in these places tells an old legend. The famous king, David the Builder, ordered to be built in the area Akhasheni church in honor of St. George's. During construction reigned debilitating heat, and workers often drank wine to cool slightly. One of the builders accidentally spilled a drink on the ground, and the next morning from the drops of wine miraculously rose vine. Having heard about the miracle, King David ordered immediately lay on the site vineyards. Since then, and grown here vine Saperavi.
Berries for wine "Marani" Akhasheni collected at the peak of ripeness, and then are destemming process. It uses only the manual method that allows you to sort the best raw materials for the future of wine. In order to achieve the characteristic flavor and color saturated fermentation technology is used in warm (not lower than 23 ° C) and remonazhem delestazhem. At the end of fermentation, "Marani" Akhasheni passes ripening at a temperature of 0 ° C.
Winery "Telavi Wine Cellar" was founded in 1915 by entrepreneur Kohtabeladeshvili. His possessions are in the heart of the Alazani Valley, near the capital of Kakheti - Telavi. The territory of the Alazani Valley is historically divided into 7 major micro-watersheds for the wines of controlled origin names. On the right bank of Alazan located microzones "Tsinandali", "Vazisubani", "Akhasheni" and "Mukuzani", and on the left bank - at the foot of the Great Caucasus are "Napareuli", "Kvareli" and "Kindzmarauli". It is the birthplace of world-famous fine dry and semi-sweet white and red wines, has a complex, complex bouquet and a unique taste.
In 1995 the factory was reformed into a corporation, an overhaul with the replacement of all equipment in the modern, and adopted a new development plan for the enterprise. With the help of invited French experts identified the main principles of the reorganization of production, aimed at achieving a better quality of wines. For many years the winemakers of "Telavi Wine Cellar" manages to skillfully combine old traditional techniques with modern winemaking Kakheti wine production methods. The distinctive wines of terroir reflects a unique variety of Georgian land.
"Telavi Wine Cellar" is a sufficiently large range of beverages - from traditional to exclusive, produced in limited quantities. Many companies hold wine here in the traditional earthen vessels "kvevri" that are buried in the dirt floor cellar, called Georgian "Marani" (this definition was the second name of the company). wineries Drinks receive numerous awards every year at prestigious international wine competitions, and exports products to date, carried out in more than 15 countries.
