The
wines of Alaverdi Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia
A remarkable taste of history, with qvevri wines made as they would
have been thousands of years ago
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This is a rather special producer. The
Alaverdi Monastery in Kakheti, in the east of Georgia, has been
making wines since the 10th century, an possibly as early as the 8th
century. The historical cellar was renovated in 2005, and the wines
here are still made in the traditional way, in large clay vessels
called Qvevri. As you taste these remarkable, natural wines, made as
they would have been in ancient times, you connect with history.
Father
Gerasime
THE
WINES
Alaverdi Monastery Rkatsiteli 2011
Kakheti, Georgia
Yellow/amber colour. Nutty, rounded, ripe apple fruit with nice
grip on the palate. Lovely fruit ad a long, rounded finish. 91/100
Alaverdi Monastery Kisi 2010 Kakheti,
Georgia
Lovely supple, textured, rounded and smooth pear and apple
fruit, yet with a slightly grainy, grippy mouthfeel. 94/100
Alaverdi Monastery Kisi 2011 Kakheti,
Georgia
Elegant, supple pear and apple fruit with some spice and mineral
undertones. Tangerine and herbs make an appearance, too. Long
finish. 92/100
Alaverdi Monastery Kakhetian Mtsvane
2011 Kakheti, Georgia
Amber in colour. Lovely perfumed nose of peach and nuts and
flowers. The palate is supple, fresh and appley with some pearskin
grip. Elegance and structure combined. 93/100
Alaverdi Monastery Khikhvi 2011
Kakheti, Georgia
Aromatic, fine and spicy showing peach and pear fruit. There's a
slightly earthy, mineral edge to the palate which has attractive
pear fruit and some nutty notes. Intriguing. 90/100
Alaverdi Monastery Rosé Rkatsiteli
2010 Kakheti, Georgia
Highly aromatic, appley nose. Oxidative, warm and grippy. Spicy
palate with lovely fruit and nice structure. 90/100
Alaverdi Monastery Saperavi 2010
Kakheti, Georgia
Intense, vivid and deeply coloured with concentrated red and
black fruits. Grippy and fresh, this is amazing stuff with a really
intense personality. 94/100
UK Agent Les Caves de Pyrene
See
also:
Natural
wine tasting, May 2013
Natural
wine tasting in Oxford, 2013
Wines
tasted 05/12
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