{"id":5179,"date":"2012-06-24T17:31:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T17:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2012-06-25T21:49:14","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T21:49:14","slug":"zorah-karasi-an-interesting-wine-from-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wine-reviews\/zorah-karasi-an-interesting-wine-from-armenia","title":{"rendered":"Zorah Karasi, an interesting wine from Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMGP9484-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5183\" title=\"zorahkarasi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMGP9484-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMGP9484-001.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMGP9484-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMGP9484-001-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMGP9484-001-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an interesting wine, the brainchild of an Italian-based Armenian, \u00a0Zorik Gharibian. After extensive research he purchased some land in Vayotz Dzor, which is historically the key Armenian wine region. With help from wnemaker Alberto Antonini and viticulturist Stefano Bartolomei, he has developed a wine that spans the traditional and modern very successfully.<\/p>\n<p>15 hectares of vineyards have been planted here at 1400 m altitude. Soils are rocky and limestone-rich, and because there is no phylloxera\u00a0in the region\u00a0the vines are non-grafted. Grapes were hand-harvested, destemmed and lightly crushed, before fermentation in tank for 10 days. A post-ferment maceration of 24 days was followed by malo in barrel. Ageing? 20% in French oak, 10% in Armenian oak, 40% in stainless steel and 30% in 130 litre Armenian amphorae.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting wine, from young vines (5 years old) is full of interest, but is a little overpriced. As the vines age it may well put on the complexity and intensity of flavour you\u2019d expect for this money. It will be fascinating to follow this project as it develops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zorah Karas\u00ed 2010 Armenia<\/strong><br \/>\nA varietal Areni Noir, 13.5% alcohol. Supple, fresh, pure and quite elegant with attractive mid-weight cherry and plum fruit, backed up by some grippy tannins. Very natural tasting and not at all spoofy, yet modern and fruit driven at the same time. There\u2019s an attractive sappy green edge with some grip on the finish, and I find it like a cross between ripe Pinot Noir and a fresh Grenache, with some subtle peppery notes. Very interesting wine and beautifully packaged, but possibly a bit over-priced: while it\u2019s delicious, it is not massively fine or complex. 90\/100 (c \u00a322 UK agent Liberty Wines)<\/p>\n<p>Find this wine with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/index.lml?referring_site=WAN\" target=\"_blank\">wine-searcher.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an interesting wine, the brainchild of an Italian-based Armenian, \u00a0Zorik Gharibian. 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