Baia's Wine Gvantsa's Wine Aladasturi 2023

GEORGIA : IMERETI : OBCHA NATURAL : Aladasturi LIGHT-BODIED, RED BERRY, CRANBERRY, DRIED ROSE, FLINT, NO OAK Gvantsa Abuladze makes the reds and rosés; her sister Baia makes the whites. Both work out of a family estate in the village of Obcha, where 16-year-old vines grow on clay-limestone soils at altitude. The Aladasturi — a native Imeretian variety so delicate it can double as a rosé — is fermented in buried qvevri with two months of skin contact, no sulfites before or during fermentation, and bottled unfiltered with a minimal 50–60 ppm sulfite addition. Garnet-hued and light on its feet at 11% ABV, this is a wine for people bored with heavy reds. Worth a slight chill before serving. PAIRINGS : Roast pork shoulder fruit-forward acidity cuts through fat; spice in the wine echoes seasoning Hard aged cheese (Manchego, Comté) tannin holds up to cheese fat; red fruit brightens the pairing Grilled mushrooms with garlic earthy minerality bridges easily with fungi

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