{"title":"AMIRAN VEPKHVADZE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmiran Vepkhvadze’s Wine Cellar is located in the Imiretian village of Zestafoni in West Georgia. An attorney by trade, Amiran Vepkhvadze inherited a few hectares of Otskhanuri Sapere, a rare, indigenous varietal found only in Western Georgia. It was planted by his father and the vines are pergola trained in order to counter the humid conditions characteristic of the region. For years he sold the grapes to a large local winery. What they would pay gradually decreased until Amiran decided to start making his own wine. It remains one of the largest contiguous plots of the grape variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis vines are planted in fields near his home as well as in the nearby villages of Kinoti and Kldeeti: he grows white grapes Tsitska, Tsolikouri, Krakhuna, and the black grape Otskhanuri Sapere. Fermentation and aging of organically-farmed grapes occur in beeswax-lined kvevri. The wines receive no filtration or chemical addition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/files\/IMG_3276-ANIMATION_1.gif?v=1770319754\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amiran-2020-krakhuna","title":"AMIRAN - 2020 Krakhuna","description":"\u003cp\u003eLOCATION: ZESTAFONI, IMERETI, GEORGIA \/ WINEMAKER: AMIRAN VEPKHVADZE \/ GRAPE(S): KRAKHUNA \/ SOILS: BROWN FOREST SOIL, CARBONIC SUBSTRAIGHT \/ VINIFICATION: WILD FERMENTATION 3 MONTHS SKIN CONTACT 9 MONTHS IN CHURI \/ 1,200 BOTTLES \/ \"FAVORITE GRAPE\" A heady textured amber wine with great freshness and carefully moderated structure. Burnt pineapple, beeswax, coconut, unusual flavors for any wine. This is the character of Krakhuna interacting with the microorganisms in the qvevri to give something special, unique to Amiran's cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47294058692795,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/products\/amiran-krak.jpg?v=1679355933"},{"product_id":"amiran-2018-otskhanuri-sapere","title":"AMIRAN - 2018 Otskhanuri Sapere","description":"\u003cp\u003eLOCATION: ZESTAFONI, IMERETI, GEORGIA \/ WINEMAKER: AMIRAN VEPKHVADZE \/ GRAPE(S): OTSKHANURI SAPERE \/ SOILS: BROWN FOREST SOIL, CARBONIC SUBSTRAIGHT \/ VINIFICATION: 4 WEEKS SKIN MACERATION 18 MONTHS IN CHURI \/ BOTTLED END OF FERMENTATION \/ 1,200 BOTTLES \/ \"HEART OF THE MARANI\" Deep purple in color, perfumed, floral, animal and earthy. Brightly flavored, juicy and dark, exotic, complex, textured, high acid and dry. This is the signature wine of Amiran Vepkhvadze, even in relation to other examples of this intense variiety Amiran's stands out. In it's youth it can be especially coarse, this subsides in time and it seems the older the bottle the better. He has begun to reduce the length of maceration and reduce pressing in search of more finesse and there is truth to the approach but in riper years the longer maceration results in something more concentrated and if corectly managed, potentially more profound. 2018 was one these higher potential vintages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":47294058496187,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/products\/amiran-otsk-sap.jpg?v=1679355879"},{"product_id":"amiran-2017-otskhanuri-sapere","title":"AMIRAN - 2017 Otskhanuri Sapere","description":"\u003cp\u003eLOCATION: ZESTAFONI, IMERETI, GEORGIA \/ WINEMAKER: AMIRAN VEPKHVADZE \/ GRAPE(S): OTSKHANURI SAPERE \/ SOILS: BROWN FOREST SOIL, CARBONIC SUBSTRAIGHT \/ VINIFICATION: 4 WEEKS SKIN MACERATION 18 MONTHS IN CHURI \/ 1,200 BOTTLES \/ \"HEART OF THE MARANI\" Deep purple in color, perfumed, floral, animal and earthy. Brightly flavored, juicy and dark, exotic, complex, textured, high acid and dry. This is the signature wine of Amiran Vepkhvadze, even in relation to other examples of this intense variety Amiran's stands out. In it's youth it can be especially coarse, this subsides in time and it seems the older the bottle the better. The 2017 is evolving into a more relaxed form. The tannins are softening the perfuming becoming more umami. It is a wonderful representation of classical West Georgian wine at the start of its long drinking window. LIMITED\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47945594568891,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/products\/amiran-otsk-sap.jpg?v=1679355879"}],"url":"https:\/\/blacklambwine.com\/collections\/amiran.oembed","provider":"Black Lamb Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}