Teliani

Registration No. 791

Registration date :   2007 10 12

Place of Origin : Teliani

Name of the goods for which registration of the appellation of origin is requested : Wine

Name and address of the applicant : LEPL National Wine Agency , Marshal Gelovani Ave. №32, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia (GE)

Email: info.georgianwine@georgianwine.gov.ge

1. Place of Origin : Teliani

2. Product Description

2.1. Product Category

Wine " Teliani " red dry .

2.2 Organoleptic characteristics of the product

Wine " Teliani " must meet the following requirements:

§ Color - dark red ;

§ Aroma and taste - flawless, full of flavor, extractive, velvety, harmonious, with a varietal aroma characteristic of this geographical location ;

§ When mature, it develops a pronounced bouquet with fruity tones .

2.3 Physical and chemical characteristics of the product

Wine " Teliani " must meet the following requirements:

§ Actual alcoholic strength by volume - not less than 11%;

§ Total alcohol content by volume - no more than 15%;

§ Sugar content - no more than 4 g/l;

§ Titrate acidity, calculated as wine acid, must be: in young wine,  not less than 4.5 g/l, and in aged wine - not less than 4.0 g/l;

§ Volatile acidity, calculated as acetic acid - no more than 1.2 g/l;

§ Total mass concentration of sulfur dioxide - no more than 150 mg/l;

§ The mass concentration of the sugar-free  extract should not be less than 22 g/l.

3. Geographical area and zones of production

The Teliani microzone is located in the middle reaches of the Alazani River, at coordinates 41 ° 54' north latitude and 45 ° 35' east longitude. Vineyards are spread over the northeastern slopes of the Tsiv-Gombori ridge.

The microzone is bordered from the southwest by the Tbilisi-Telavi railway line, from the northwest by the road leading along the administrative border of the villages of Tsinandali and Kondoli from the railway line to the Alazani River, from the northeast by the Alazani River , and from the southeast by the Vanti Khevi.

Grapes intended for the production of " Teliani " wine must be harvested only from vineyards cultivated in the Teliani microzone.

Grape processing and winemaking are carried out on the territory of the Teliani microzone . Grape processing and winemaking are also permitted outside the Teliani microzone, only within the Kakheti viticulture zone .

4. Grape varieties

The wine " Teliani " can be made only from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes . The use of other varieties is not permitted.

5. Viticulture practices

§ In the Teliani microzone, commercial vineyards intended for the wine “Teliani” must be cultivated at an altitude of 350 - 600 meters above sea level ;

§ The distance between rows in a vineyard can be from 1 to 3 meters;

§ The distance between vines in a row is 0.8 - 1.5 meters;

§ Stem height – 60 - 90 cm;

§ Form of the graft – unilateral or bilateral Georgian, or free.

6. Grape maturity , harvest , transportation

§ Wine " Teliani " is made only from ripe grapes. The sugar content of the grapes at the time of picking must be at least 19% ;

§ Grapes may only be transported in wooden or plastic boxes, in containers made of stainless steel or painted with special paint ;

§ The use of polyethylene bags and/or sacks when transporting grapes is prohibited.

7. Grape harvest and wine production

The grape harvest per 1 hectare of vineyard should not exceed 10 tons .

The wine yield should not exceed 650 liters from one ton of grapes .

8. Winemaking practices

· Wine " Teliani " is made through the complete fermentation of Durdo grapes;

The grapes must be pressed and the must removed. Alcoholic fermentation takes place at a temperature not exceeding 30 ° C. After the completion of alcoholic fermentation, apple - milk fermentation takes place, at the end of which the wine is subjected to sulfitation.

Wine " Teliani " can be aged or bottled without aging. In the case of aged wine "Teliani" , it is mandatory to age the wine in wooden barrels for at least

Wine " Teliani " is allowed to be sold on the consumer market only in bottled form.

9. Link of the particular quality , characteristics and / or reputation of the wine to the geographical location

9.1 Natural factors

The climate of the microzone is characterized by moderately humid , hot summers and moderately cold winters . The annual duration of sunlight exceeds 2300 hours , and during the vegetation period it reaches 1660 hours . The direct solar radiation falling on the horizontal surface annually is 75 kcal / cm 2 , the diffuse radiation is 54.2 kcal / cm 2 , and the total solar radiation is 130 kcal / cm 2 .

The ratio of the actual amount of sunlight to its possible amount in the summer months and September averages 66% . During the grape ripening period, the number of clear days reaches 17-19 .

The average annual air temperature is 12.1 ° C. The average temperature of the coldest month ( January ) is +0.9 ° C, while the average temperatures of the warmest months - July and August - are close to each other and are equal to 23.2–22.9 ° C. The  average annual absolute minimum of air temperatures is   -11 ° C , the absolute minimum is -23 ° C. The average annual absolute maximum of temperaturesair is 35 ° 7C , and the absolute maximum reaches  38  ° C.

The daily amplitude of air temperature is highest ( 8.0-9.5 ° C) in the summer months , and lowest (4.8-5.5 ° C) in the winter .

The total amount of heat is a highly variable quantity depending on the years .  Over the past century , the total heat above 10 ° C in Tsinandali varied from 3300 ° C to 4250 ° C , and the multi-annual amplitude of the total heat reaches 950 ° C.

In Teliani, the accumulation of heat above 3500 ° C is ensured in 95 % of the years , i.e. almost every year .

The first frosts of autumn begin on average at the end of November . In 10 years, the first frosts may occur at the end of October . Thus , the vine is not in danger from autumn frosts .

The average annual total of atmospheric precipitation is 845 mm , and during the growing season it is 644 mm . The highest precipitation falls in May (157 mm ) and June (111 mm ). During the grape ripening period ( August, September), the average precipitation is 144 mm . The largest amount of precipitation ( 34%) occurs in spring and summer (31%) , with relatively less (23%) in autumn and winter (12%) .

The average annual relative humidity is 70 % .

The number of days with hail is high , averaging 2.3 per year . Hail occurs most frequently in May and June (0.7-0.8 days ) .

The prevailing winds are from the west (30%) and east (24%) , with relatively less frequent winds from the southwest ( 14 % ),  northwest (11%) , and southeast ( 10 %) .

The average annual wind speed is 1.7 m / s . The wind speed throughout the year is relatively higher in spring and summer (1.7-2.1 m / s ). The lowest wind speeds (1.3-1.5 m / s ) are observed in the winter months . The number of days with strong winds (≥ 15 m / s ) is not large on average and is equal to 10. The number of snowy days in the microzone is equal to 33 on average .

Soil

It is represented by meadow brown ( old alluvial ) and alluvial soil varieties , which differ from each other in terms of texture and mechanical composition . Meadow brown ( old alluvial) soils are represented on the northeastern slopes of the Tsiv- Gombori Mountains , while alluvial soils are represented on the second terrace on the right of the Alazani River .

Two types of meadow brown ( old alluvial ) soils and two types of alluvial soils are distinguished :

1) Meadow brown ( old alluvial ) of great thickness , loamy ;

2) Meadow brown ( old alluvial ) of great thickness , scaly , clayey ;

3 ) Alluvial carbonate , thick , clayey ;

4 ) Alluvial carbonate , thick , shale , clayey .

The first two types of soils mentioned above are present in the upper belt of the microzone , at the ends of the northeastern slopes of the Tsiv - Gombori Mountains and are located on gently sloping slopes and ridges , while the third and fourth types of soils are present on the right second terrace of Alazani , which adjoins the ends of the northeastern slopes of the Tsiv - Gombori Mountains and represents a gently sloping plain towards the southeast with a slightly undulating surface .

In all four types of soil mentioned above , the profile thickness exceeds 1-1.5 meters , and the active humus layer is within 50-60 cm . By mechanical composition , the mentioned soils belong to the loam group and the physical clay content is mainly within 25-50 %, in sectionssome in the lower layers it deviates towards light loams and silts .

The humus content in the active soil layer is below average and is mainly within 1.5-3.0% , and decreases further in the lower layers ; calcium carbonates are mainly within 5-15 % . The reaction of the soil solution ( p H) is mainly slightly alkaline and its value is within 7.4-8.0 .

100 g of soil contains on average: hydrolyzable nitrogen 5.0–8.5 mg ; soluble ( absorbable ) phosphorus – 2.5–3.0 mg ; exchangeable potassium – 12.0 mg .

9.2. Human factor

Cabernet Sauvignon is a French grape variety. It was introduced to Georgia at the end of the 19th century. This grape variety has revealed its incomparable high dignity in Georgia, on the stony sediments of the Tertiary period of Telian. It is fair to say that Georgia is the second homeland of Cabernet Sauvignon.

The importation of Cabernet Sauvignon and its cultivation in Teliani were carried out entirely by the then masters of the princely estates (Gogol-Yanovsky, Speshnev, Massono, Staroselsky, Heine, Markovich, Ovcharenko, Tushmalishvili, Jorjadze, Dickenson and others).

A great contribution to the development of Georgian winemaking was made by the then chief winemaker of the Saupli family estates (1899–1925), A. Egorov, who is credited with the words: Kakheti - the land of red wines.

The wine " Teliani " has been produced since 1897 and has won 4 gold and 6 silver medals.

The geographical location of the Teliani microzone, the climate characteristic of the region: moderately warm winters and hot summers, moderate amounts of atmospheric precipitation, the diversity of soils, the special properties of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety revealed here, and the hundred-year experience of cultivating it on this land determine the unique, high organoleptic value of the Teliani wine, characteristic only of this wine .

10. Special rules for product labeling and packaging

The name “Teliani” and the designation “Wine with Protected Designation of Origin” will be placed on the label, packaging, as well as in the documents accompanying the wine and in advertising materials in foreign languages ​​as follows:

In Latin script – TELIANI Protected Designation of Origin and/or PDO

რუსული შრიფტით – TELIANI Protected name of place of origin“

11. Transitional provisions

12. Registration and notification

The technological processes of production and storage of wine " Teliani " are recorded and reported

13. Key Control Points

During the control of the production process of the protected designation of origin wine “ Teliani ”, the producer must confirm to the LEPL National Wine Agency the compliance with the following parameters:

Main checkpoints

Evaluation methods

Vineyard location

Cadastral map, on-site inspection

Area

Vineyard registration journal, cadastre

Grape variety

Vineyard accounting journal, check on Ad - Gil

Cultivation methods

Agrotechnical measures registration journal , medicine journal. On - site inspection

Harvesting and transportation

Vintage magazine

Grape yield per hectare

Vintage magazine

Total grape harvest

Vintage magazine

Grape processing and winemaking

Grape receipt log , grape processing log, product turnover log, laboratory analysis logs, notifications, on-site inspection

Place and conditions for bottling , packaging and storage of wine

Casting journal , finished goods warehouse movement journal , laboratory analysis journals​​​

Physico - chemical characteristics of wine during the winemaking process, before and after bottling

Laboratory analysis logs

Organoleptic characteristics of wine

Tasting Commission Minutes

Traceability

Technological and laboratory notes

14. Production control body

The LEPL National Wine Agency of Georgia exercises state control over the observance of production specifications and the correct use of the designation of origin in accordance with the rules established by the legislation of Georgia

15. Microzone map

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