Pheasant's Tears 'Rkatsiteli (Tibaani)' 2021

Producer: Pheasant's Tears

Country: Georgia

Region: Khaketi (Tibaani)

Varietal: Rkatsiteli

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml

Color: Orange

Notes: Founded in 2007 by an American painter, John Wurdeman, and Gela Patalishvili, a Georgian whose family has been making wine for eight generations, Pheasant’s Tears sits in the mountainous village of Sighnaghi in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region. The name 'Pheasant's Tears' refers to an old Georgian tale in which it's believed that only the very best wine can make a pheasant cry tears of joy. Dedicated to meeting this 'tears of joy' standard, Pheasant's Tears produces artisanal natural wines with ancient Georgian techniques, growing rare grape varieties and harvesting them organically. All wines are fermented in qvevri, traditional clay amphorae, which are lined with beeswax and sunk into the ground. Natural yeast fermentations are employed. This wine is made from handpicked Rkatsiteli grapes, grown in the village of Tibaani. Rkatsiteli is an ancient pale skinned grape and Georgia's most popular white wine grape variety. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulphites.