Tbilvino Rkatsiteli 2022
Once, Tbilvino was the largest wine company in the Soviet Union. Much has changed since the fall of the Iron Curtain. In the early 90's by the entrepreneurial brothers Giorgi and Zura Margvelashvili bought the winery with the help from the World Bank. They had very different plans: to give the wines their typical Georgian identity back and to produce quality instead of quantity.
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Kakheti |
| Wine maker | Tbilvino |
| Grape varieties | Rkatsiteli |
| Terroir | The Rkatsiteli grapes are sourced from the main microzones of Kardenakhi, Tibaani and Tsinandali areas in the Kakheti region. They are located in a valley at the foot of the Caucasus, at an altitude of 200 to 700 meters. They take advantage of the cool wind that descends from the Caucuses. The climate is warm to subtropical with dry summers and mild winters with often snow. Soils are predominantly alluvial clay and loam with calcareous subsoil. |
| Yield per hectare | 10 tons per hectare. |
| Vinification | The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 12/14°C. |
| Impression | Green apples and pear. Dried herbs. Medium body. Pure and clean. Thirst quenching. |
| Did you know? | The Rkatsiteli was once one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. Until the recently deceased Mikhail Gorbachev ordered vineyards to be cleared. To curb the Russians' alcohol consumption. The clearing of the vineyards was successful... |