Shalauri Cellars
Dry Amber Khikhvi
Kakheti, Georgia
beware the hangover. unfiltered qvevri/orange wine from kakheti made from khikhvi grapes, natural fermentation. sounds great on paper. i found it had a heavy dose of cogeners, fusul alcohols, that put off the taste, and produced a wicked headache from only 2 glasses. this shouldn’t be the case, as the bottle indicates sulfites were used. bottle was not offensive on open, just a heavy taste. others rate it highly, perhaps i had a bad batch.
beware the hangover. unfiltered qvevri/orange wine from kakheti made from khikhvi grapes, natural fermentation. sounds great on paper. i found it had a heavy dose of cogeners, fusul alcohols, that put off the taste, and produced a wicked headache from only 2 glasses. this shouldn’t be the case, as the bottle indicates sulfites were used. bottle was not offensive on open, just a heavy taste. others rate it highly, perhaps i had a bad batch.
Mar 25th, 2022
Solid Georgian Orange. Notes of apricot and tea.
Solid Georgian Orange. Notes of apricot and tea.
Sep 14th, 2020
Well balanced. Apricots. Wonderful stuff.
Well balanced. Apricots. Wonderful stuff.
Aug 22nd, 2020
Clay tempered Tannins. Dried apricots and a friendly food wine once you get used to how different it is
Clay tempered Tannins. Dried apricots and a friendly food wine once you get used to how different it is
Jun 9th, 2020