Kapistoni, Shavkapito Limited Edition, 2024 NO20230816 gypsum-rich soils of Giuseppe Cipolla's

gypsum-rich soils of Giuseppe Cipolla's farm near Agrigento on Sicily's southern coast

This is a collector’s wine of the highest order

classified-growth Pessac-Leognan at its peak

or even a simple cheese plate

and the Jayer fingerprints are all over the wine: low yields

Kapistoni, Shavkapito Limited Edition, 2024 NO20230816 gypsum-rich soils of Giuseppe Cipolla'sA red from Shavkapito, an indigenous Georgian grape you've almost certainly never tasted, made the ancient qvevri way. Kapistoni is a seventh generation family winery in Kartli where Niko Chochishvili ferments and ages everything in clay vessels buried underground, no steel or oak involved. Shavkapito here delivers bright wild cherry and strawberry fruit lifted by a peppery spice note, in a medium bodied, food friendly style. Limited edition and