Rkatsiteli
Tasting Notes
Straw yellow with green-gold reflections. Hay, straw, yellow-fleshed fruit, citron, elderflower, walnut husk, medicinal herbs, wild fennel, and mineral puffs with almost marine echoes. The palate is enveloping and silky, with a graceful structure and long, fresh, juicy mineral persistence.
Food Recommendations
Beef steak, roasted poultry, aged cheeses, grilled fish, and dishes with herbs or dried fruit.
Climate & Terroir
Climate
Characterized by moderate humidity, hot summer and moderately cold winters. The average annual sum of precipitation is 845 mm, 644 mm in the vegetation period. Drought is an issue sometimes.
Terroir
Teliani. Soil is stony alluvium, brownish grey, with sandy loam and calcium content (PH 8.5). Gentle slope (3%), exposure to south-east.
Production
Viticulture
Trellis, vertical shoot positioning, grown mainly on bilateral cordons or arched canes. One-year-old seedlings planted in spring of 2015. Density: 3800 saplings/hectare.
Yields
Approximately 20 to 25 hectolitres (wine) per hectare.