A qvevri-aged skin-contact Rkatsiteli from Pheasant's Tears in Bakurtsikhe, Kakheti — one of Georgia's oldest and most widely planted indigenous varieties, given traditional amber wine treatment in clay amphorae to produce a wine of deep amber colour, walnut, dried fruit, and extraordinary mineral complexity.
Tasting Notes
Deep amber with natural haze. Rkatsiteli from Bakurtsikhe has a more structured, tannic character than Mtsvane — dried apricot, walnut, orange peel, and a savoury, mineral backbone from the qvevri ageing. Full-bodied for an amber wine, with firm phenolic grip, excellent natural acidity, and a very long, complex finish. One of the benchmark Georgian amber wines.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Rkatsiteli
- Origin: Georgia, Kakheti, Bakurtsikhe (qvevri, zero added sulphur, organic)
- Style: Orange/amber wine, traditional Georgian qvevri method, extended skin contact, zero added sulphur
- Winemaking: Traditional qvevri fermentation and ageing with extended skin contact, indigenous yeast, zero added sulphur, unfiltered, unfined
- Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
Food Pairing
Georgian cuisine, rich fish dishes, aged hard cheeses, walnuts, and spiced meat dishes.
Serving
Serve at 14-16°C. Open 30 minutes before serving. Will improve with 5 to 10 years in the cellar.
About the Producer
Pheasant's Tears was founded in 2007 by Georgian painter and winemaker Gela Patalishvili and American artist John Wurdeman in Tibaani, Kakheti. One of the most celebrated natural wine estates in Georgia, they revived traditional qvevri winemaking using ancient clay amphorae buried in the earth, and have become a global reference point for Georgian natural wine and the country's extraordinary indigenous varieties.
