Archil Guniava Tsitska-Tsolikouri-Krakhuna-Dondghlabi 2022
Amber · 6 × 750 mL · Qvevri · Four Imereti grapesStone fruit, ripe apple and pear, scratchy texture, textural, integrated. A real gem from Imereti
About this wine
Archil on Dondghlabi: "an old Imeretian variety of grape, very common 60-70 years ago, but now on the verge of extinction. My ancestors loved this wine so much that I decided to recover it." Amazing field blend of all his white varieties
About Archil & Mariam Guniava
Archil Guniava farms just 1.5 hectares in the village of Kvaliti in Imereti, western Georgia, making naturally fermented wines in century-old qvevri built by his grandfather. Working entirely by hand with no chemicals, he champions rare indigenous Imeretian varieties such as Tsolikouri, Tsitska, Krakhuna and Otskhanuri Sapere, with his daughter Mariam now making wine alongside him. Cult, hands-off western Georgian wines of crystalline purity.