Kisi

Apricot, dried fruit and roasted nuts define this dry amber wine. Estate-grown Kisi is hand-picked and partly destemmed, then fermented spontaneously with native yeast in qvevri. Skin contact lasts six months; the profile is full-bodied, supple and rich in fine tannins. The wine is unfiltered, with bentonite as the only fining material, and records 12.5 percent alcohol.

Orange blossom, honey, black tea and dried apricot shape the aromas. Dried peach, orange zest and floral notes appear in an aromatic, rich profile. This is an orange wine. Kisi grapes, including skins and stems, spent seven months in qvevri. The fruit came from organic vineyards in Kakheti, and fermentation used wild yeast. The wine was made without additives.