2012 trocken Rkatsiteli Qvevri, Kachetien, Georgia

Firm, tobacco, somewhat iodine and bacon aroma with dried planty to light tobacco notes, saffron-like, yellow spice, aromas of ripe, partly candied and dried citrus fruits, some stone and stone fruit as well as dried floral, nutty and delicately woody notes. Firm in the mouth, cool, juicy and quite polished fruit with lots of yellow spice, light, peanut-like wood aromas and slightly vegetal tones, very fine, lively acidity, dense and persistent on the palate, complex and with a certain depth, still appearing young, lots of friable tannin, earthy to mineral in the background, very good, juicy and finely spicy finish with floral nuances

Best to drink: Bis 2022+. What our ratings mean