{"product_id":"2024-pheasants-tears-saperavi-kakheti-georgia","title":"2024 Pheasant's Tears Saperavi, Kakheti, Georgia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Pheasant’s Tears was established, the first vineyard was the 12 hectare plot in Tibaani, which had 4 hectares under Saperavi vines. Tibaani is a north facing slope in the Alazani valley. In bygone years it was the bottom of a sea when the Black and Caspian were united — you can still find seashell fossils in the soil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaperavi is a powerful tertiary grape and Tibaani is the hottest, driest, part of Georgia. The semi carbonic maceration helps lighten the extraction, and give more finesse to the otherwise broad shouldered variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrapes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 different clones of Saperavi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kakheti, Sighnaghi region, village of Tibaani. Sandstone and Quartz soils. 4 hectares of 25 year old vines, with a mixed planting of 4 clones. The climate is comparable to a semi-desert, hot and dry in the day and cool and windy at night. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaking of (2023 + 2024):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested early. 70% are de-stemmed and crushed after cooling down to minimize extraction, with the other 30% remaining whole-cluster. The two are combined in qvevri for semi-carbonic maceration, after which the juice is pressed off and moved into different qvevri. The wine is racked several times before finishing aging in stainless steel. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenny Francois","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53318826819949,"sku":"21828","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5327\/0827\/files\/2024Pheasant_sTearsSaperavi_Kakheti_Georgia_1.jpg?v=1778867685","url":"https:\/\/leonandsonwine.com\/products\/2024-pheasants-tears-saperavi-kakheti-georgia","provider":"Leon \u0026 Son Wine and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}