Krya Vayots Dzor Poqr 2022 LD25SALE Lemon zest sharpens the finish

Lemon zest sharpens the finish and gives the whole wine architectural lift

Eight months in tank with bâtonnage builds texture and complexity—a wine that melds dense fruit with mineral vibration and marked salinity

deeply colored Gamay that balances earthy

spicy and strong

with the 2016 the first release

Krya Vayots Dzor Poqr 2022 LD25SALE Lemon zest sharpens the finishTatevik Gabrielyan grew up in Vernashen, left Armenia at eighteen to study winemaking in Switzerland, met her partner Jean Paul Berger there, and came home to make wine on her grandfather's abandoned vineyards. The winery is an old cheese factory built on 70 year old vines, and it's named Krya, Armenian for turtle: wisdom, patience, longevity. Poqr means "small," and it's a red field blend of Areni alongside grapes most of us have never heard of,