2018 Pheasant's Tears Chinuri

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  3/22/2021 - a_hare wrote:

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  6/13/2020 - Arsene Wengert wrote: 91 Points

  Schöne Balance zwischen Weißwein und abgefahrenen Orangewein. Im Duft schon deutlich Schalung, fast holzig. Im Mund voll und dennoch filigran, gegen Ende ei. Bisschen Holzleim, etwas Minze. Schönes Tannin, nicht zu fett und schwer zu trinken, sehr schöne Struktur und Länge.

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  9/2/2019 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points

  A white wine made from Chinuri grapes sourced from Gori, located in the historical region of Kartli. The wine sees 2 hours of skin maceration before pressing the wine. Made in non-interventionist fashion and bottled with minimal sulfites. 12% alcohol.
  
  Slightly hazy golden yellow color. Fragrant, somewhat wild and slightly animal nose with aromas of bruised pear, some smoky tones, a little bit of nuts and slivered almonds and a hint of resinous, phenolic spice. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied and quite wild on the palate with flavors of sweet golden apples, some leather and animal funk, a little bit of smoke, light notes of hay, a hint of acetic roughness and a touch of savory resinous character. The wine is moderately high in acidity with no discernible tannins. The finish is long, wild and quite nutty with flavors of hay, some wizened pear, a little bit of leathery funk, light smoky tones and a vinegary hint of acetic roughness and burn. Overall the wine feels so funky and acetic I was expecting to taste some mousiness in the aftertaste, but no - the wine remains clean.
  
  A wild yet quite approachable and enjoyable wine that isn't really white wine, but isn't a tough, savory Georgian amber wine either - more like a missing link between the two. Overall the wine is quite wild and very much alive, making it quite fascinating in its own right, but perhaps I would've hoped to see some more noticeable Chinuri character. The wine is very sauvage with quite noticeable "natty" character and while it really isn't faulty in any way, maybe a little less funk would go a long way. Perhaps slightly pricey at 60 GEL (20€) in the Pheasant's Tears restaurant.

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