Top 100 wines of Yerevan
Discover the top 100 best wines of Yerevan as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Yerevan and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Yerevan
The wine region of Yerevan of Armenia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Highland Cellars or the Domaine Highland Cellars produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yerevan are Aligoté, Pinot gris and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yerevan often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit.
We currently count 12 estates and châteaux in the of Yerevan, producing 46 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yerevan go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
News from the vineyard of Yerevan
Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases
Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...
Decanter New York Fine Wine Encounter masterclass: Brunello di Montalcino 2013
Contrary to the current trend in Italy, Montalcino shows no signs of officially designating subzones or specific crus. Yet variations in exposure, altitude and soil make for myriad expressions, even before taking winemaking into account. At Decanter’s first-ever Fine Wine Encounter in New York City, Brunello di Montalcino owned the final masterclass slot of the day. Ten wines from 2013 were carefully selected to discuss the diversity that exists within this revered region. Scroll down to see tas ...
Walls: Brézème and Seyssuel – sleeping beauties of the Northern Rhône
By 1965, the vineyards of Condrieu had largely been abandoned – phylloxera and two world wars had decimated the place and its people. There were just 8ha of vines remaining on these granite slopes. If it weren’t for the hard work of a few steadfast vignerons, the appellation might have disappeared entirely, reclaimed by the forest. Thankfully, Condrieu survived and has since flourished – but great appellations have been lost before. We know this because some have recently been rediscovered. In f ...