Is a one-variety wine. Grapes come from Khidistavi terroir (Shida Kartli) which is considered one of the best for the Tavkveri variety. We ferment them in kvevri – ancient clay jars dug to their neck into the soil. Tavkveri is an intense ink-like red color, famous for elegant cherry tones and lighter silky structure. We vinify HECATE in kvevri to make sure the process is smooth and stable. Stems are removed to avoid stringent notes, and we remove the seeds as soon as they start to float on the surface of freshly fermented wine. 100% of the skins are kept with juice throughout all times of alcoholic fermentation and removed immediately afterward. We never press these grapes: instead, we only crack the pips to let some juice out and allow hypothetic partial carbonization of the pulp. The soft, elegant taste the wine finally gets tells us that the technology works. After fermentation, HECATE is racked a few times to help the residues sit down and gradually remove on every racking round. Then after 8 months, it continues its journey 6 meters underground for another 12 months, where it is kept in stainless steel tank. During this time it settles down, rounds up, and gets purified, and continues later in an oak barrel for over three months, when it is finally bottled in July, at the age of 22 months. A slight touch of oak makes HECATE even deeper wine. It is a slightly bitter chocolate cherry with very pleasant acidity and a great body. Its color reminds of the stars-illuminated night: HECATE – the goddess of magic, night, and witchcraft, and underlines the depth and complexity of this wine, from vision to end product. Pairs excellently with meat dishes, pasta, cheese, and the like.