Iberieli Guria Chkhaveri 2022 palomino Fernando Paiva’s Quinta da Palmirinha

Fernando Paiva’s Quinta da Palmirinha is still one of only a handful of wineries in Portugal to qualify

you are greeted with acacia

the edge of the same limestone formation that underlays Sancerre

the wine is sternly structured and full bodied

Iberieli Guria Chkhaveri 2022 palomino Fernando Paiva’s Quinta da PalmirinhaThis relatively delicate Qvevri wine hails from the Black Sea coastal region of Guria in far southwestern Georgia. The Chkhaveri grape is the most cherished variety, one that Iberieli was instrumental in reviving after the Soviet era. This grape can produce a profoundly aromatic rose if the skins are left on during maturation in Qvevri, but this edition comes without the skins, yielding a fresh yet savory white. Among Chkhaveri's many virtues, it is a