Dameli portfolio tasting - Georgian wines
Lost Roots wine bar
Tasted Sunday, January 28, 2024 by kostaslonis with 176 views
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tasting all the Georgian wines of Dameli
Lost Roots wine bar
Tasted Sunday, January 28, 2024 by kostaslonis with 176 views
tasting all the Georgian wines of Dameli
2022 Zurab Topuridze Khikhvi
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Khikhvi, planted in 2015
SOIL: Teliani appellation. Soil is stony alluvium, brownish grey, with sandy loam and calcium content (PH 8.5). Gentle slope (3%), exposure to south-east.
MACERATION/FERMENTATION: 5 days on crushed grape must (skins, seeds, and stems), then removed and juice continued fermentation.
Fermentation length approx. 1 month in Qvevri
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Different, citrus, spicy, herbal, quince, peel notes, palate with texture, floral notes, pear, green apple notes, med body, flavoursome, fragrant, med finish
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2022 Zurab Topuridze Cecilia
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: 50% Rkatsiteli, 50% Mtsvane
SOIL: Teliani appellation. Soil is stony alluvium, brownish grey, with sandy loam and calcium content (PH 8.5). Gentle slope (3%), exposure to south-east.
FERMENTATION/MACERATION: 7 month on small amount of grape must (skins, seeds, and stems) - grape must removed after 7 months maceration and maturation continued until August bottling (In Qvevri), 12%
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Vibrant herbal notes, peel notes, quince and pear, palate is juicy, fruit forward, mineral, med body, tight, some oxidation noes, med finish
Interesting
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2022 Zurab Topuridze Golden Blend
Georgia, Guria
GRAPE/BLEND: 25% Rkatsiteli, 25% Mtsvane, 25% Khikhvi, 25% Kisi
SOIL: Teliani appellation. Soil is stony alluvium, brownish grey, with sandy loam and calcium content (PH 8.5). Gentle slope (3%), exposure to south-east.
FERMENTATION/MACERATION: 7 month on small amount of grape must (skins, seeds, and stems)
MATURATION: grape must removed after 7 months maceration and maturation continued until August bottling
1st bottle was corked
2nd bottle
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The wine shows warmth, ripe friut, some spice notes, palate is juicy, highly extracted, tight and mineral, underripe lemon, med finish
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2022 Zurab Topuridze Saperavi Iberieli
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: Saperavi 100%
SOIL: Teliani appellation. Soil is stony alluvium, brownish grey, with sandy loam and calcium content (PH 8.5). Gentle slope (3%), exposure to south-east.
MACERATION: few berries used and removed after 2 week
FERMENTATION: after maceration juice continues fermentation approximately 1 month in Qvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: lees removed after fermentation and maturation continued 11 months until August bottling.
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Fresh, red cherry, strawberry, currants, light floral notes, bubble gum notes
Palate feels tight, med acidity, shows some tannins, med finish
light and easy red
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2022 Pheasant's Tears Tsolikouri
Georgia, Imereti
Agressive, reductive, quince, underripe green fruit, citrus peel, bitter herbal notes.
Palate with more fruit than the nose, juicy, ripe citrus fruit, shows texture, acidity, mineral, med body and finish
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2022 Pheasant's Tears Rkatsiteli Bodbiskhevi
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: Rkatsiteli Bodbiskhevi
SOIL: Sandstone, 50 years old vines
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Skin contact profile, citrus, oxidative notes, mastic/resin notes
Palate with fruit, extracted, high acidity, a wine with loads of texture, angry though, med finish with some lactic notes as well
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2022 Pheasant's Tears Vardisperi Rkatsiteli Light Red
Georgia, Kakheti, Tibaani
GRAPE/BLEND: Rkatsiteli Bodbiskhevi
WINEMAKING: Direct press - stainless steel
SOIL: Sandstone, 50 years old vines
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Low intensity, stone fruit, peach, apricot, oxidation, resin notes
Palate showing texture, crunchy apple and pear notes, grapefruit peel, med acidity and finish
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2021 Pheasant's Tears Quinta
Georgia, Kartli
GRAPE/BLEND: Tavkveri, Shavkapito, Danakharuli, Goruli Mtsvane, Chinuri. 1 day skin contact - stainless steel. 12.75%
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Macerated fruit notes, underripe and overripe at the same time (!!), palate showing med body, VA notes, high acidity, angry texture, med finish
Weird
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2022 Lapati Mtsvane Kakhuri Tetris
Georgia, Kakheti
WINEMAKING: Destemed, one week of skin contact before beingpressed. Fermented and aged in Qvevri for 8/9 months. Bottled in may/june. 11.55%
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A bit tricky in the nose, sweaty (?) notes, citrus fruit in the back, weird, hard to identify specific notes.
Palate with tight texture, acidity, mineral, almond notes, VA notes coming strong, med body, showing tannins, long finish
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2022 Lapati Rkatsiteli Chakalix
Georgia, Kartli
WINEMAKING: Destemed, 8 months of skin contact in Qvevri. Bottled in may/june. 12.60%
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Musky, sweaty notes, strange plastic notes, stale spice notes.
Palate with the same profile, tight, structured, very weird and confusing, not pleasant
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2022 Lapati Saperavi
Georgia, Kakheti
WINEMAKING: Two week of skin contact before being pressed. Fermented and aged in Qvevri for 8/9 months. Bottled in may/june. 13.80%
Med intensity, smashed almond notes, very concentrated, sour cherry and black currants, boiled meat/gamey notes.
Palate showing black fruit again, co2 hints, med body, tight tannins, weird and not in a good way
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2021 Okro's Wines Rkatsiteli Zvari
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: Rkatsiteli 100%
SOIL: Darc clay, sandstone
FERMENTATION/MACERATION: with skins and stem one week
MATURATION PERIOD: 1 year
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Clean, citrus and quince notes, green notes, some plastic notes
Palate tight, mineral, citrus, tannins, tight textured and structured, green fruit, high acidity, long finish
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2021 Okro's Wines Saperavi Budeshuri
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: Saperavi Budeshuri 100%
SOIL: Darc clay, quarts, decomposed slate, sandstone
FERMENTATION: Macerated with skins without Stem 15 days
MATURATION PERIOD: 2 years Qvevri
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Ripe black fruit, cherries and berries, some spice notes
Palate shows floral notes, fruit, mineral and spice notes, tight tannins, med body and finish
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2020 Sister's Wines Tavkveri Rosé
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: Tavkveri
SOIL: Riverstones, Flint
FERMENTATION/MACERATION: No skin maceration, Direct Press
MATURATION: About 2 years Qvevri
CLARIFICATION: No filtering, No fining
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Decanted for 30 minutes
Light red color,, highly reductive, some red fruit hiding behind.
Palate is a touch better, not so reductive, fresh fruit, sour cherry, med body, light tannins, elevated acidity, med finish
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2022 Kerovani Rkatsiteli Amber
Georgia, Kakheti
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Rkatsiteli
FERMENTATION/MATURATION: 1 month
MATURATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: 6 months
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Resiny notes, mastic, earthy, citrus notes, gets fresher with a bit of time
Palate following the same profile, tight, mineral, citrus notes, oxidative notes, med body, med finish
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2022 GoGo Wines & Artanuli Gvino La Vida Es Un Carnaval Flawed
Georgia, Kakheti, Napareuli
GRAPE/BLEND: 60% Saperavi, 30% Rkatsiteli, 10% Mtsvane
SOIL: Clay and River Stone
FERMENTATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MATURATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: 7 months
2 months inox vats before bottling
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corked
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2021 Archil Guniava Wine Cellar Tsitska Kvaliti
Georgia, Imereti
FERMENTATION/ MATURATION VESSEL: Kvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: 1 year in Kvevri, 1-3 months in stainless steel
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Decanted 1hr
Resiny, mastic, dried apricot and peach, spicy.
Palate is fresh, forward, juicy, mineral, spicy, nice strucutre, stone fruit, tropical fruit, dried fruit, med finish
Interesting
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2017 Archil Guniava Wine Cellar Tsitska Kvaliti
Georgia, Imereti
Candied fruit, stone and citrus fruit, spice profile.
Palate is juicy, concentrated, showing acidity tensity, mineral, med body, long finish.
Interesting evolution
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2021 Archil Guniava Wine Cellar Nino's Mgaloblishvili Kvaliti
Georgia, Imereti, Zestafoni, Kvaliti
GRAPE/BLEND: Mgaloblishvili 100%
FERMENTATION/ MATURATION VESSEL: Kvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: 1 year in Kvevri, 1-3 months in stainless steel
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The wine shows med intensity in the nose, mastic notes, stome toast bread notes.
Palate is juicy, fresh and light, mineral, stone fruit next to dried pineapple, med body and finish
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2021 Archil Guniava Wine Cellar Dzelshavi
Georgia, Imereti, Zestafoni, Kvaliti
Low intensity,, some red cherry notes, strawberry notes, palate with surprising profile, red cherries, med acidity, tannins, med (salty) finish
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2021 Mariam Guniava Tsolikauri
Georgia, Imereti
GRAPE/BLEND: Tsolikouri
WINEMAKING: 15% skin contact for 1 month
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Highly reductive, citrus in the back, palate is more balanced, structured, citrus fruit, tight, med body, very austere med finish
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2022 Mariam Guniava Aladasturi
Georgia, Imereti
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Aladasturi
SOIL: Upper layer clay, lower layer flintstone
WINEMAKING: 50% skin contact for 1 month Fermented in Qvevri
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Light cherry, strawberry notes, stone fruti, peach, apricot, palate with tight tannins at first, VA notes, med body and finish
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2022 Makaridze Winery Tsolikouri
Georgia, Black Sea Coastal Zone
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Tsolikouri
SOIL: Topsoil: thick red clay | Subsoil: limestone
FERMENTATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MACERATION PEDIOD: No Skin contact
MATURATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: 11 months
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Low intensity, a bit confused, hay and herb here too, palate is better, more fruit forward, juicy stone fruit, shows some tannins.
Interesting in a way
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2022 Makaridze Winery Otskhanuri Rosé
Georgia, Imereti, Terjola
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Otskhanuri Sapere
SOIL: Topsoil: thick red clay | Subsoil: limestone
FERMENTATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MACERATION PEDIOD: No Skin contact
MATURATION VESSEL: Qvevri
MATURATION PERIOD: 9 months
CLARIFICATION: No filtering, No fining
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Very hazy rose color, strange, toasted notes, sesame, bread, some reductive notes.
Palate again weird, salty, fresh red cherry, VA notes, toast again, high acidity, tense, mineral, med finish
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2022 White Mulberry Wine Cellar Tsolikouri Qvevri
Georgia, Imereti
GRAPE/BLEND: Tsitska-Tsolikouri
SOIL: White & Yellow Clay
WINEMAKING: Fermented in Qvevri for 3 weeks.
Free SO2: 10mg/l , Total SO2: 28mg/l , Acidity: 5.5g/l , Residual sugar: 15.92g/l
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Ripe musky white fruit, some salty notes, mineral, citrus, some VA/gamey notes.
Palate shows citrus and apricot, fresh, ripe notes, med finish
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NV Ori Marani Nino
Georgia, Imereti
TERROIRS: Rupoti (Imereti), Tsiliamieri (Lechkhumi) and Lamiskana (Kartli)
GRAPE/BLEND: Tsistka, Tsolikouri, Chinuri and Goruli Mstvane
WINEMAKING: 90% old French oak barrels / 10% Qvevri
15 months on lees minimum, Extra-Brut 2g/L
CLARIFICATION: No filtering, No fining
Ph : 3,2 | TA : 5,7 g/l | VA : 0,69 g/l | SO2 total: 19 mg/l | SO2 free: 8 mg/l
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Mastic notes, fruit in the back, palate with the same mastic notes, med carbonation, citrus, concentrated, structured, med finish
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NV Ori Marani Laora
Georgia, Imereti
TERROIRS: Lamiskana (Kartli), Rupoti (Imereti), Vartsikhe (Imereti) Chokataouri (Guria)
GRAPE/BLEND: Goruli Mstvane, Tsitska, Tsolikouri, Chkhaveri Aladasturi
WINEMAKING: 90% old French oak barrels / 10% Qvevri
15 months on lees minimum
Extra-Brut 2g/L
CLARIFICATION: No filtering, No fining
Ph : 3,2 | TA : 5,4 g/l | VA : 0,88 g/l | SO2 total: 27 mg/l | SO2 free: 9 mg/l
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Pomegrate, cherry nmotes, strawberry notes, some spicy notes, again mastic notes.
Palate with a more cheese profile, tight texture, citrus, again mastic notes, med body and finish. Interesting
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2022 Ori Marani Revoir un printemps
Georgia, Kartli
TERROIRS: Lamiskana (Kartli), Rupoti (Imereti), Vartsikhe (Imereti) Chokataouri (Guria)
GRAPE/BLEND: 50% Tsitska from Terjola, 20 % Chkhaveri from Guria, 30% Aladasturi from Vartsikhe.
WINEMAKING: Tsitska was harvest the 1st of October and was direct pressed, fermentation took place in Qvevri and old French oak.
Aladasturi was picked on the 14th of October and was direct pressed, fermentation took place in barrels.
Chkhaveri was harvested the 22th of November and fermented on skins for 12 days in Qvevri then was racked to an old barrel.
The final blend was aged both in Qvevri and old oak barrel. The wine was bottled unfined with a minimal amount of So2. Qvevri went through a coarse filtration.
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Some reductive notes, strawberry & red cherry notes, austere. Palate is easier, smoother, light cherry notes, some floral notes, light tannins, med acidity, med body
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2022 Ori Marani Saperavi Nita
Georgia, Kakheti, Khashmi
TERROIRS: Khashmi Village | Sagarejo municipality | Kakheti region 700m altitude
GRAPE/BLEND: Saperavi from Khashmi.
Harvested the 18th of September
WINEMAKING: Meticulous sorting at the winery, before adding whole clusters directly in Qvevris, with an addition of pressed juice.
Fermentation and maceration for around 14 days with indigenous yeasts.
The wine has been racked to old French oak barrel and Qvevri to achieve malolactic fermentation and age slowly for another 6 months.
The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered with a minimal amount of So2.
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Strawberry and red cherry notes, med body, fresh tannins, vibrant acidity, med finish
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2022 Lapati Rkatsiteli Kidev Erti
Georgia, Kartli
LOCATION: Ninotsminda, Village Sagarejo, Kakheti Region
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Rkatsiteli
pet nat
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A touch reductive in the nose, some citrus fruit in the back. Palate with carbonation, citrus notes, mastic, orange peel and pith, mandarin, med body, ripeness, med finish
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2022 Samtavisi Marani Chinuri
Georgia, Kartli
LOCATION: Village Samtavisi, Kartli Region
SOIL: Hard Clay mixed with Limestone + red Granite
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Chinuri
SUSTAINABLE/ORGANIC/BIODYNAMIC: Organic
WINEMAKING: 7 month aging on the skin and stems in qvevri (1500ltr) Separate the juice from the stems and skin 1 month in different Qvevri to settle down
CLARIFICATION: No filtering, No fining
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Citrus, lime, some spice notes, grapefruit notes. Palate with structure, citrus, mineral, med acidity, med body, apple and pear notes in the med finish
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2022 Samtavisi Marani Chinuri Shavkapito Rosé
Georgia, Kartli
LOCATION: Village Samtavisi, Kartli Region
SOIL: Hard Clay mixed with Limestone + red Granite
GRAPE/BLEND: 70% Chinuri, 30% Shavkapito
WINEMAKING: 700 ltr qvevri - 450ltr direct press Chinuri 220kgs of whole clusters of Shavkapito is added(semi carbonic) Slow Maceration 60 days - extra aromas of the Shavkapito - 3 months with the skins 10 days stainless steel
CLARIFICATION: No filtering, No fining
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Strange profile, floral, herbal notes, red cherry and currant notes, med intensity
Palate showing intensity, red fruit again, light tannins, some VA notes, crunchy, a bit aggressive, needs time, med finish
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