Bedoba Orange 2023

Bedoba Orange

Region: Kakheti, Georgia

Vintage: 2023

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Rkatsiteli, Kisi

ABV: 13%

This wine shows flavours of dried apricot, honey, orange peel, and wild herbs. It has a captivating texture and complexity.

Bedoba Orange is made from 70% Rkatsiteli and 30% Kisi, which are Georgian grape varieties with unique characteristics. The Rkatsiteli comes from 27 year old vines grown on 8 metres of blue slate soil. This lends the grapes a very strong personality and concentration. The Kisi grapes come from younger vineyards, planted closer to the hill in a cooler microclimate on limestone soil.

The Rkatsiteli grapes were harvested at the end of October to ensure fully developed aromatics, while the Kisi grapes were picked earlier in the month to preserve their characteristic freshness. Both varieties were hand-harvested and vinified separately. In the cellar, whole clusters of Rkatsiteli were placed directly into qvevri amphorae, where spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts took place alongside regular punch-downs. Following fermentation, the qvevri were sealed and the wine remained on its skins until March of the following year, during which time malolactic fermentation occurred naturally. In March, the wine was pressed off the skins and transferred to a clean qvevri for further aging, with approximately 10% moved into new oak barrels. The Kisi grapes were fully destemmed and fermented separately in stainless steel tanks at 16°C. Following alcoholic fermentation, the wine was filtered to prevent malolactic conversion and aged on fine lees in stainless steel. The wines were then blended before bottling.

Bedoba, which translates to `Day of Luck’, is a Georgian winery primarily dedicated to making wines from the countries indigenous Saperavi grape, partially vinified in traditional qvevri vessels.