Koncho & Co is a medium-sized Georgian wine company that produces both conventional wines and (orange) wines from the Qvevri (large amphorae). Koncho is located in the town of Kvareli at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. There is a lot of black slate in the vineyards here. The winemakers are Georgian but trained in Germany. They only use typical Georgian grape varieties. Many of Koncho's wines, including the orange wines, are aged in wood.
Country | Georgia |
Region | Kakheti |
Protected Designation of Origin | Kindzmarauli PDO |
Wine maker | Koncho & Co |
Grape varieties | Saperavi |
Terroir | Koncho owns about 200 of the 300 hectares of vineyards in the Kindzmarauli appellation. The vines for this wine are twenty years old and are located on a soil with a lot of slate, at the foot of the Caucasus. The cooling from the mountains and the slate in the ground determine the favorable terroir. |
Harvest method | handpicked |
Yield per hectare | 5 tons per hectare. |
Vinification | In the vineyard, all damaged bunches of grapes are removed prior to harvest. Finally, the unripe (green) grapes are picked so that only one good bunch of each branch remains. This green harvest reduces the yield per hectare by 50%, but this process significantly increases the quality of the wine. After the grapes have been destemmed and pressed, the must is fermented. The fermenting must is cooled to near freezing shortly before the end of the fermentation. The yeast cells are filtered and the residual sugars remain in the wine. |
Impression | Fresh fruit bomb of blackberries and blackcurrants. Slightly sweet, very drinkable. Has a lot of structure, minerality and also soft tannins. |
Did you know? | The wines from the Kindzmarauli appellation have had a great reputation in the Caucasus region for many centuries. |