Casreli, Qvevri Chitistvala, Kakheti, Georgia, 2016

Although this wine is labelled with the name of the uncommon white variety Chitistvala, it is in fact made of equal percentages of that variety plus Kisi and Rkatsiteli. Dry, dusty but haunting scents of crab apple and blood orange lead into a very striking, deeply tannic, perfumed flavour. It's not dry or bitter in flavour, but rather softening and filling towards the finish. Provocative.