TAMUNA’S WINE
Gremi
Kakheti
Tamuna Bidzinashvili alongside her good friend Ketevan Berishvili (from Gogo Wines) is part of a new generation of women in the natural wine world of Georgia. Tamuna, created her Marani in the Kakheti region in 2014, which she named Kortavebis Marani.
She decided to plant thirty different grape varieties in a small vineyard of 2.5 hectares in an aim to promote and highlight the Georgian viticultural heritage. This is expressed in her amazing field blend rosé called ’35 Sorts of Grapes’.
Whilst waiting for her first young vines to grow, she started buying grapes from local growers to make her first wines. Five years later, she managed to make more than 60% of her wines with her own grapes.
Soils are predominantly red clay and white stones.
Her approach is very much focused on respecting regional traditions. White grapes are macerated on the skins, pips and stems and fermentation and ageing is all done in Qvevri. Wines are bottled unfiltered.
Kiss Kakhuri Mtsvane
Vintage 2020
Style Orange
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Mtsvane
ABV 12.5%
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Mtsvane from a 3ha plot of vines. Maceration on the skins for 9 months and ageing in Qvevri for 9 months. Fermentation, maceration and ageing are all processed in the traditional Qvevris.
Tasting Note Dried quince, sultanas, dried figs and caramel notes lend to incense and saffron notes.The is powerful and aromatic as the dark amber colour suggests.
35 Sorts of Grapes
Vintage 2020
Style Rose
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Field blend
ABV 11%
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Grapes are harvested and vinified all together. The 35 grapes are grown together in the same plot. Fermentation on the skins for 10 days and and ageing in Qvevri for 9 months. The wines is vinified, fermented and aged in Qvevri. No filtration.
Tasting Note Sour cherry and wild blackberries, rosehip and wet earth on the nose, lead the way to a complex dark and savoury rosé with beautiful woody spice and bright acidity.
3 Varieties of Grapes
Vintage 2021
Style Rosé
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Kisi, Khikhvi, Saperavi
ABV
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Made with a split of 45% Kisi, 45% Khikhvi and 10% of Saperavi.
Tasting Note
Kiss of Saperavi
Vintage 2021
Style Rosé
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Kisi, Saperavi
ABV 12.5%
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Made with a blend of 90% Kisi and 10% Saperavi. The wine is spontaneously fermented and matured on the skins for 10 days. This is followed by maturation in Qvevri for 9 months.
Tasting Note
Chinsa
Vintage 2020
Style Red
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Chinuri, Saperavi
ABV 12.5%
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Fermentation on the skins for 10 days and ageing in Qvevri for 9 months. Vinification, maceration and fermentation is all processed in Qvevri. No filtration.
Tasting Note A beautiful co-ferment of Chinuri and Saperavi resulting in beautiful aromas of blueberries and black plums alongside notes of sage and dampen earth. On the palate savoury notes of dry black tea and warm terracotta come to mind.
Temo Saperavi
Vintage 2021
Style Red
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Saperavi
ABV
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking The wine is spontaneously fermented and sees a short maceration of 7 days on the skins, followed by maturation in Qvevri.
Tasting Note A fresher interpretation of this inky Georgian grape, made with a gentle extraction. Think redcurrant jam, mint tones lending on to aromas cassis and black tea.
Shakirva Rkatsiteli
Vintage 2020
Style Red
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Shakirva Rkatsiteli or ‘Black Rkatsiteli’
ABV 12.5%
Soils Red clay and white stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Maceration with full skins for 12 days in Qvevri followed by 10 months in Demijohns. This is considered on the of the most rare Georgian varietals that Tamuna has planted when she initiated the project. Tamuna’s Wine is the only winemaker in the world that is working and bottling this variety.
Tasting Note Fresh damson, black plum, geranium, sage and black pepper. The nose is fragrant and refined, on the palate notes of coffee, blackcurrant come through with beautiful smooth tannins. Lots of potential for ageing.