Structure
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: dried apricot, walnut, orange marmalade, hay
Palate: quince, black tea, bitter orange, salinity
A year on the skins in buried qvevri, two years in barrel and five more in bottle before release. The house's defining wine: deeply tannic, oxidative and savoury.
What it pairs with
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Slow roast pork shoulder
Firm skin tannin handles the fat over a long plate. -
Aged hard cheese
Salt and crystalline texture meet the wine's bitter orange edge. -
Spiced lamb with dried fruit
The oxidative dried fruit register runs straight into the tagine.
Facts
- Producer
- Kabaj · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Rebula, Malvazija, Sauvignonasse
- Oak
- Twelve months of maceration in qvevri brought from Georgia, then 24 months in 225 litre French oak barrels and a further five years in bottle