Ori Marani - "Anuka" Georgia Imereti Region Tsitska 2023 750ml (11.5% abv)

Ori Marani is proving Georgia does more than rustic, old school amber wines - as they focus on clean & contemporary wines that will have your blind tasting group guessing France or perhaps northern Italy? Winery is based in village of Igoeti, Shida Kartli

winemaker - Bastien Warskotte (from Champagne, France), wife is from Georgia

currently planting 1.2 ha, all fruit so far has been purchased from small growers

2023 was a rough vintage! hardly any wine was able to be made, making these very rare bottlings.

crisp mineral white for fans of Chenin or Chablis, stone fruit, medium bodied, modest acidity, savory & slightly nutty finish

100% Tsitska from Rupoti. Direct press (no maceration) into old oak barrels for vinification and aging, unfined, unfiltered, minimal so2.

only 900 bottles! 

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Ori Marani is an estate located in Georgia in the Kartli region, 45 minutes from Tbilisi.... founded in 2017 by Bastien Warskotte from Champagne and Nino Gvantseladze, his Georgian wife. The annual production of 13,000 bottles is oriented towards sparkling wines (Sparkling natural and traditional methods) as well as still wines (white, orange, rosé and red). The estate has 1.2 ha which will be planted soon with rare grape varieties and forgotten in the region and currently relies on the purchase of grapes. All the grapes come from small winegrowing families cultivating their production of organic way. All the wines are vinified without inputs and without filtration with just one minimal addition of sulfur if necessary depending on the vintage. The wines are fermented and aged in Qvevris and old French barrels.

region: Imereti, Georgia

varietal: Tsitska

style: white

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