Tiko Estate Orange Kisi

It has taken us a little while to finally fill the Georgian shaped hole on our shelves. Widely regarded as the home of winemaking, this was a serious omission. We've made it off the mark with this excellent skin-contact white wine produced from the indiginous Kisi grape in qvevris - it couldn't really be more Georgian.

Serious concentration, complexity, amplified aromatics, and depth of flavour going on here. Dried apricots and ripe peaches. Well rounded, with a sophisticated tannin structure, vibrant acidity, and a long honeyed finish. Perfect with spicy dishes and (Jamie's tried-and-tested recommendation) a rich seafood and fennel risotto.

The fruit was destemmed with the berries left uncrushed to preserve the natural fruit aromas, allowing for slow, controlled tannin and flavour extraction into two the same sizes qvevris. In one of them, they added seven percent whole bunch grapes. After fermentation, the wine was kept on the skins for 6 months creating a delightfully textured orange wine. Naturally clarified and lightly filtered before being bottled.