Caucasus Valley
RKATSITELI
RKATSITELI
Rkatsiteli is well-known grape sort in Georgia. Most of all it is delayed in Kkahety. It gives high quality European and Kakhetian types of table white wine.
Rkatsiteli is local Kakhetian sort of grapes. It was formed from Alazani cultural grape sorts form, which is placed in ravine of river Alazani (east side).
Rkatsiteli is well-known grape sort. It is universal not only for its strong ability of adaptation but also, from its juice is given high quality wine, rare dignity Kakhetian type wine, good quality strong and desert wine and best quality grape juice.
Rkatsiteli sort grape juice has good chemical structure. Started from physiological ripeness and until overriping, vindicates its sweetness and acids conformation.
Rkatsiteli gives high quality white table wine in its homeland - Kakhety. The wine type and quality are changing in order to feel because of separate zones of horizontal and vertical massifs.
Generally, Rkatsiteli grapes with its good looking juvenile medium density clusters, middle size oval pink colored yellow grains and pleasant taste, isn’t just like famous table sorts, but is even better than them (despite the fact of earlier ripeness). Because of this we can easily admit Rkatsiteli as a local meaning good table grape sort. Of course it will be its use with extra prescription.
Sort flavor is weakly figured in Rkatsiteli young wine, it developes tender pleasant strong bouquet and high harmoniousness only after getting old. Also changes color. It becomes golden instead of greenish straw colored.
The Winery Karasani produces European and Kakhetian style white dry wines from Rkatsiteli sort grapes.