Top 100 wines of Armenia - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best wines of Armenia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Armenia and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Armenia
Armenian wine is a wine produced in Armenia, in the SouthCaucasus region. Armenia is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. In particular, the oldest known winery was found in the Areni region of Armenia, which is still known to this day for its wine production and endemic grapes.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Armenia
wines from the region of Armenia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, chinese noodles with shrimp or truffle with cantal and saint-nectaire cheese.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Armenia
On the nose in the region of Armenia often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, cherry or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth.
Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Armenia
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