Iberieli Guria Chkhaveri 2022 palomino you are greeted with acacia

you are greeted with acacia

and pepper smoked meat

The wine is lush on the palate but lively

the wine is sternly structured and full bodied

velvety tannins and precocious acidity

Iberieli Guria Chkhaveri 2022 palomino you are greeted with acaciaThis relatively delicate Qvevri wine hails from the Black Sea coastal region of Guria in far southwestern Georgia. The Chkhaveri grape is the most cherished variety, one that Iberieli was instrumental in reviving after the Soviet era. This grape can produce a profoundly aromatic rose if the skins are left on during maturation in Qvevri, but this edition comes without the skins, yielding a fresh yet savory white. Among Chkhaveri's many virtues, it is a