2024 Pheasant's Tears Rkatsiteli Mtsvane Tibaani, Kakheti, Georgia Ar.Pe.Pe. The family’s holdings in ‘Fourchaume’

The family’s holdings in ‘Fourchaume’ sit on the valley ridge

Chiles Batesville Petit Manseng

cru ‘San Stunet’ reveals its true character in the Busso’s lifted

a bit of Viognier is co-fermented with the Syrah

while the fruit from “La Côte” is direct-pressed

2024 Pheasant's Tears Rkatsiteli Mtsvane Tibaani, Kakheti, Georgia Ar.Pe.Pe. The family’s holdings in ‘Fourchaume’This is probably the darling of the 2024s for me, says John. The wine develops a tiny amount of flor, so it has that slight oxidative note which makes it food friendly, easy going and approachable. And for such a young wine, its got quite a long, developed, almost mature palate. Grapes: 50% Rkatsiteli, 50% Mtsvane Vineyard: Tibaani, Kakheti; sandstone and quartz soil. This is a very dry, hot area technically a semi desert. Hot throughout the days,