Molana Rouge (Iran)

Sardasht, Iran

Varietal(s): 100% Rasheh

Ancient vines and a "hands off" winemaking approach yielded a lovely wine with blackberry and cassis notes. Elegant yet rich on the nose with subtle spice and dried herbs. A truly transcendent wine in the context of how this wine came to be.

Very Rare Find

"For most oenophiles, 'wine from Iran' is a phrase never before seen on a label — until now. Molana is indeed the first commercial wine made from Iranian-grown grapes in over 40 years. If you can get your hands on one of the only 15,000 bottles, it’s one for the collection (plus another for drinking).

As depicted in SOMM: Cup of Salvation (https://mag.sommtv.com/2023/10/somm-cup-of-salvation-wines/) Vahe ventures to Iran to secure Rasheh grapes, believed to be one of the world’s oldest varieties. As a result of working with his network to explore a handful of vineyard sites in the Caucasus Mountains, he trucks the chosen grapes back to Armenia to make the wine at his custom crush facility."