Kara Kermen
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Kara Kermen is a red wine from the Beykush Historical Series, made from Saperavi (50%) and Tempranillo (50%). The name translates from Turkic as "Black Fortress" — a fortification built by Crimean Khan Mengli Giray in the 15th century on the site of present-day Ochakiv, near the winery.
The grapes are hand-picked in the second half of September, then dried in special containers with constant air circulation until the sugar concentration reaches 270 g/l — the appassimento technique, classic to Italian Amarone wines. Through drying, the berries lose moisture while their flavor, color, and aromatics become dramatically more concentrated.
After drying, the grapes are crushed and fermented in small open-top oak casks. Once alcoholic and malolactic fermentation are complete, the wine is pressed, settled, racked, and laid down for aging in mostly new American oak barrels for at least 36 months. Each variety is aged separately, and only then does the winemaker create the final blend. The combination of Georgian Saperavi and Spanish Tempranillo is a unique pairing that, together with appassimento and extended barrel aging, produces a wine of powerful, concentrated character at 14.5% alcohol.
Specifications
| Vintage | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Wine | Dry red |
| Vineyard | Region — Northern Black Sea. Zone — Ochakiv (Ochakiv and pri-estuary macrozone). Geologically, this is part of the plain watershed plateau between the Buzky and Berezan estuaries of the Southern steppe, with dark chestnut loamy soils. |
| Vinification | Clusters cut from the vine are hung in a special ventilated room for a period of time. Over a few weeks the grapes lose moisture, while the sugar content (and consequently alcohol), aromatic, coloring and phenolic compounds increase proportionally. After crushing, the grapes are fermented in open vertical oak barrels. |
| Aging | Over 24 months in American oak barrels |
| ABV | 15% |
Tasting Notes
Skilful handling of the sweet oak on the nose of this wine. Good balance of ripe fruit and freshness with no apparent residual sugar nor excess of acidity. Very clean, ripe fruit.
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