The Essence
Anastasia
While pleasant & sweet, Anastasia is a dark ruby color, harmonic, & rich with ripe cherry tones. The wine has a vibrant finish with the right amount of tenacity & elegant sweetness.
“Just like Anastasia, the wine is pleasant and sweet, with ripe cherry tones and an original bouquet.”
David Lanchava
Naturally sweet with no added sugar. Perfect balance between sweet and dry
Medium-Bodied.
Naturally sweet with no added sugar. Perfect balance between sweet and dry
Medium-Bodied.
Pleasant and sweet.
Like individuals, wine has unique personalities and tells their own stories. This wine is named after my ninth child, Anastasia. It has a dark ruby color, harmonic and extractive with ripe cherry tones, characterized by an original bouquet.
- Style
- Semi-Sweet red
- Alcohol
- 12%
- Serve at
- 12 to 14°C
- 01Naturally sweet with no added sugar
- 02Perfect balance between sweet and dry
- 03Medium-Bodied
Semi-sweet red wine made from 100% Saperavi grapes harvested in the viticultural area of Kindzmarauli, a region in Kakheti, Georgia.
Georgia's principal red grape, indigenous to the country and grown above all in Kakheti.
Naturally semi-sweet red has no close equivalent on most wine lists. The nearest familiar point is a semi-sweet Lambrusco, but Kindzmarauli is still rather than frizzante, and it is made from Saperavi, so it carries a far darker color and firmer acidity than the sweetness leads you to expect.
- Dessert
- Chocolate
- Spicy Food
- Nuts
- Pasta
Everything on the label, and a little more.
Specifications change with each release. These are current.
- Grape variety
- 100% Saperavi
- Style
- Semi-Sweet
- Alcohol
- 12%
- Serve at
- 12 to 14°C54 to 57°F
- Color
- Dark ruby with cherry reflections
- Region
- Kakheti
Kindzmarauli
A prestigious micro-zone of about 120 hectares on the right bank of the Alazani near Kvareli, within Kakheti. Its vineyards lie between roughly 250 and 500 meters on alluvial soils with gravel and limestone that drain freely and hold the day's heat. The wine is made only from Saperavi, and its sweetness must arrive naturally by arresting fermentation: the appellation prohibits both added sugar and concentrated must.
Asked often.
Kindzmarauli is a naturally semi-sweet red wine from a small appellation of about 120 hectares on the right bank of the Alazani near Kvareli, in Kakheti. It is made exclusively from Saperavi grown between roughly 250 and 500 meters. Anastasia is the Lanchava Collection's Kindzmarauli.
No. Anastasia is naturally sweet with no added sugar, and the appellation rules prohibit both added sugar and concentrated must. The sweetness comes from arresting fermentation before all the grape sugar converts to alcohol, leaving a balance between sweet and dry with ripe cherry tones.
A place. Kindzmarauli is a prestigious micro-zone on the right bank of the Alazani River in Kakheti, where alluvial soils with gravel and limestone drain freely and hold the day's heat. Its wines are made from Saperavi grapes, and Anastasia is a Kindzmarauli made from 100% Saperavi.
Both are made from 100% Saperavi. Luka is a dry, full-bodied red from Kakheti. Anastasia comes from the Kindzmarauli micro-zone and is naturally semi-sweet, dark ruby with ripe cherry tones.
Dessert, chocolate, spicy food, nuts, and pasta.
Serve Anastasia at 12 to 14°C (54 to 57°F). Cooler than a dry red. The chill keeps the sweetness fresh rather than syrupy.
Naturally semi-sweet red has no close equivalent on most wine lists. The nearest familiar point is a semi-sweet Lambrusco, but Kindzmarauli is still rather than frizzante, and it is made from Saperavi, so it carries a far darker color and firmer acidity than the sweetness leads you to expect.
Anastasia is sold in the United States through Total Wine & More, typically around $19.99 for a 750ml bottle. Retail price varies by state and store.
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Reading for Kindzmarauli drinkers
Kindzmarauli vs Khvanchkara: Choosing a Georgian Semi-Sweet Red
Two PDO semi-sweet reds, two ends of Georgia. Here's how Kindzmarauli and Khvanchkara differ in grape, terroir, taste, and what to put on the table with each.
Is Georgian Wine Sweet or Dry? The Full Range Explained
Georgian wine is not one style. It spans dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet, sweet, sparkling, and fortified wines, often from the same grape.
Which Wine Is Georgia Actually Famous For?
Ask ten sources and you'll get overlapping answers: Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, and the amber wines made from it. Here's how that consensus actually forms.
