Wine:

Vinified in amphora and beautifully executed by Elisabetta Foradori, the 2020 Red Vayots Dzor Karasi Areni delivers another success in this vintage. Its notes of blackberry jam, morello cherry, with a touch of cinnamon and spice, form a complex and refined nose. The palate is rich, with coated and powerful tannins. A great wine, as surprising as it is exhilarating, to pair with a boeuf bourguignon, a venison stew or a rib of beef, or an array of spicy dishes. A Selection Committee Favorite rated 94/100.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, one of the oldest grape varieties in the world, never grafted, massal selection, 100% indigenous. Vineyard located at an altitude of 1350 meters. Fermentation in thermo-regulated concrete vats, indigenous yeasts. Aged for 12 months in terracotta amphorae of different sizes (some buried in the ground and others on the surface), then aged for 6 months in bottles.

Color:

Dark red almost black with some carmine and violet reflections.

Nose:

Aromas of blackberry jam, morello cherry mixed with touches of spices, especially cinnamon.

Palate:

Rich and full with deep flavors of fruit, this wine offers a complex and refined palate, with still present tannins that are coated and powerful with elegance and without any rusticity.

Temperature:

Serve slightly chilled between 14 and 16°C in large glasses.

Food and wine pairing:

Beef bourguignon, venison stew, prime rib with rosemary sauce, grilled or roasted red meat.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2031

Nestled in the Caucasus, the cradle of the world's wine industry, Armenia is steeped in a thousand years of history and traditions of winemaking. Zorah Wines is one of its most fervent ambassadors, cultivating the local black areni grape, a thick-skinned, resistant variety that can withstand very wide temperature ranges, at an altitude of over 1000 meters.


On the shores of Mount Ararat, on the Turkish border, in the village of Rind, this confidential vineyard produces a wine that is surprisingly similar to our great Syrahs. Vinified in amphora (karasi) by Elisabetta Foradori, a brilliant Italian winemaker, its reputation is soaring around the world.