LOCATION: CHOKHATAURI, GURIA, GEORGIA / WINEMAKER: GIA JAMBERIDZE / GRAPE(S): 50% TSITSKA 50% TSOLIKOURI / SOILS: CLAY, CARBONIC SUBSTRAIGHT / VINIFICATION: WILD COFERMENTATION IN OLD BARREL, AGED IN GLASS DEMIJON, BOTTLED TO ORDER / NO FINING NO FILTRATION NO So2 / 700 BOTTLES / Gia's blend of Tsitsqa and Tsolikauri (the local spelling of Tsitska and Tsolikouri) was harvested and crushed into very old oak barrels. After fermenting and settling in the barrel it was racked into glass demijohn in advance of the following year’s harvest. Bottled unfiltered. Gia produces between 500 and 1000 bottles annually. A bracing slap of cold. Low alcohol, lemony and leesy in a way that makes oysters scream.