Top 100 wines of Abkhazeti
Discover the top 100 best wines of Abkhazeti of Abkhazeti as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Abkhazeti and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Abkhazeti
The wine region of Abkhazeti is located in the region of Black Sea Coast of Georgia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duripsh or the Domaine Abkhazia produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Abkhazeti are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Abkhazeti often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of wild strawberries, honey or non oak.
We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Abkhazeti, producing 57 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Abkhazeti go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
