2007 CRISTALLO
The 2007 vintage was very large; consequently, the wine is more than 90 % Rkatsiteli, since the other varieties we normally blend with were no more abundant than usual. A trace more austere than 2006,it has lot going on---a complex and interesting white wine that should age well.
CRISTALLO Wine Information
Varietal Composition: The dominant grape in our Cristallo blend is the Georgian Rkatsiteli, widely planted in eastern Europe. A grape of very high quality, its wines are seldom exported. We combine it ( at about 70-85%) with Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Melon de Bourgogne. Melon is the sole variety in the Loire wine known as Muscadet, sometimes referred to as the quintessential “oyster wine”.
What it resembles: This is our most unique wine and is hard to pin down a similar wine made by others. Some have said it’s like a Rielsing/Gewurztraminer blend. It is dry, crisp, taut, and relatively full-bodied; fruit tends towards apples, pears, and sometimes more exotic fruits. Can acquire a Burgundian quality to the finish after some time in bottle.
Awards for all vintages of this wine