Grapes: Saperavi
Region: Kakheti, Georgia
Vintage: 2023
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Basalt
Vinification: 10 days of carbonic maceration (whole cluster) in qvevri
Aging: 9 months
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: None
Notes from the Importer: Since Vincent Jullien and Guillaume Gouerou arrived in Georgia and began teaching the whole natural wine community how to make pet nats, the ceilings of every marani have significantly more holes and saperavi sediment splatter. The two Frenchmen started Lapati after meeting at the Art Villa Garikula center in Tbilisi. Guillaume was a visiting artist in residence while Vincent was on site already experimenting making sparkling wines using grapes from the villa. Lapati is a truly Georgian spirited project just lightly touched by their French roots. They make qvevri fermented pet nats, whites with gentle maceration and carbonic reds that truly speak of a new moment in Georgian wine.
