Krya Vayots Dzor Sev Areni 2021 NO20230816 25% Sauvignon Blanc

25% Sauvignon Blanc

floral influencesMarvellously rounded over 23 years

René Rostaing's uncle Marius Gentaz and father-in-law Albert Dervieux were legends of the appellation

Gianoli Ranch makes a classic Zinfandel with aromas of allspice and berry compote

while its vineyards are scattered in three plots across the commune

Krya Vayots Dzor Sev Areni 2021 NO20230816 25% Sauvignon BlancVayots Dzor is the region where archaeologists dug up the world's oldest known winery, a 6,000 year old operation in the Areni 1 cave, and people there are still making wine from the Areni grape. Krya is the project of Tatevik Gabrielyan and Jean Paul Berger, who rebuilt her family's old cheese factory into a winery surrounded by 70 year old vines, and who farm with no pesticides or chemicals. Sev Areni is the darker skinned strain, deeper in color