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180 days skin contact - Chona’s Marani Kisi & Mtsvane 2022
180 days skin contact - Chona’s Marani Kisi & Mtsvane 2022
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The Wine & Winemaker
- Winemaker: Mikheil Chonishvili (Chona's Marani)
- Region: Kakheti, Georgia
- Grape: Kisi & Mtsvane
The Story
We have arrived at the absolute climax of our orange tasting journey. For this sixth and final bottle, we simply had to return to the cradle of wine culture: Georgia. Chona's Marani is a small family estate led by winemaker Mikheil Chonishvili in the famous Kakheti region. They work entirely according to the ancient, traditional method where the wine ferments in a 'qvevri', a large clay amphora buried underground. While our journey started with just a few days of skin contact, this blend of indigenous Kisi and Mtsvane grapes spends a full month and a half entirely on its skins in the clay. This is orange wine in its most traditional, robust, and ancient form.
The Vibe & Tasting Notes
Just pouring this wine is an experience. It boasts a deep, radiant amber color. Because of the extended skin contact and qvevri aging, this bottle has built up a serious, impressive structure, featuring firm tannins that you would normally expect to find in a red wine. In the glass, you will discover a massively layered bouquet of apricot, peach, walnut, and earthy spices. Despite that immense power and the dry, nutty style, the wine maintains a fantastic, sharp acidity that keeps every sip incredibly vibrant. This is not a wine for mindless sipping. Serve it (definitely not too cold!) alongside a hearty meal with mushrooms or aged cheeses, and taste the liquid history of Georgia.
How does it work?
How does it work?
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A box with the amount of bottles of your choosing delivered every month on the first week. The theme changes monthly. One month you get wines from Hungary, some months all oranges, some months... who knows!
Pause or change your subscription at any time. Going on holiday and want to skip a month? No problem. Got excited after trying out a 1-bottle box and want to go for the 3-bottle box next? No problem!
Why natural wine costs more, and why it’s worth it
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No shortcuts
Growers who refuse pesticides and chemical additives accept that they’ll lose a significant part of their harvest to weather, disease, and unpredictable nature, but they do it to keep their wines pure, alive, and honest.
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Risk and loss
Nature swings between plenty and scarcity; frost, hail, heat and ferments can erase volumes, fewer bottles must carry the farm’s costs, with ageing measures adding expense to keep the wine clean and true over time.
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Integrity and handwork
Hands replace chemicals: they weed, manage canopies, pick, and sort by hand; presses and gravity moves protect texture, while cleanliness and patient ageing deliver purity without shortcuts, increasing labor but preserving integrity in every bottle.
