GEORG

Georg is the Kalterersee of the Nicolussi-Leck estate — the wine that most directly expresses the local character of Lake Caldaro in the light, fresh, fruit-defined style that the Schiava varieties have produced on these hills for centuries. It is named for a person from the family's history — the Nicolussi-Leck estate names its wines after family members, a practice of personal connection that gives the range a warmth and specificity beyond the generic.

The Nicolussi-Leck estate is located on farm walls dating back seven hundred years — one of the oldest continuously occupied agricultural sites in the Lake Caldaro zone, whose seven centuries of history make it genuinely ancient even in a region where medieval viticulture is not uncommon. The new winery is integrated with these ancient walls, creating a dialogue between stone centuries old and modern production equipment — a physical expression of the estate's philosophy of connecting past and present.

Georg offers fruity notes on the nose with intense aromas of cherry and violet — the characteristic Kalterersee aromatic register at its most immediately appealing. Cherry is the dominant fruit note of Schiava varieties; violet is the floral dimension that gives Lake Caldaro Kalterersee wines their particular delicacy and their immediately recognisable identity among Italy's diverse red wine production.

Soft and elegant tannins provide a pleasant experience on the palate — the defining textural quality of well-made Kalterersee, a lightness and softness that makes the wine one of the most genuinely easy-drinking reds in the entire UniqueWines portfolio. From a seven-hundred-year farm managed with the accumulated wisdom of generations, Georg carries both the lightness of its style and the weight of its origin.

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