Amer coloured wine with earthy aromas, notes of kumquats, hazelnuts, dried apricots. Drying tannins.
Grape: Khikhvi. The Khikvi grows only in Georgia, mainly in the western province of Khakheti. It is an ancient grape that was probably already planted here in the Middle Ages. Wine has been made from it for a very long time.
Terroir name: lower “Shaloant Akhoebi” situated on the right bank of Alazani valley
Altitude: 400 meters above sea level
Soil type: rocky-silty
Vineyard Aspect/Position: Southeast, exposed to the sun whole day
Vine age: 5 years
Vine density: 3500 plants/hectare
Maintenance of the vineyard: organic
Vine Training Type: double cordon Varietal
Harvest Date : 10-12 September 2022
Vivification container: Qvevri (clay)
Length of maceration (skin contact): 8 months
Length of maceration with stems: no stems
Fining: in Qvevri, gravity and skin maceration
Filtering: none
Bottling: March 2025
Total quantity: 1600 bottles, 0.75 L
Casreli is founded by five colleagues, medical doctors passionate about wine and winemaking according to Georgian traditions. Own vineards on the right bank of Alazani valley, Vachnadziani village, Gurjaani municipality, Kakheti region, Eastern Georgia.
