Top 100 wines of Kakheti - Page 6
Discover the top 100 best wines of Kakheti as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Kakheti and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Kakheti
Cradle of amber and orange wines, vinified in qvevri (buried clay jars, UNESCO). Skin-macerated Rkatsiteli whites: signature notes of dried apricot, walnut, honey, orange peel and black tea, fine tannins and controlled oxidation. Deep, tinctorial Saperavi reds with black fruit, plum, spice and firm tannins, age-worthy. Also Mtsvane and Kisi in white, fresh and floral.
65-70% of the Georgian vineyard, in the east. Millennia-old tradition, unique identity wines.
Discover the grape variety: Chinuri
Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden hue, a lean palate and sharp acidity, with delicate notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, fresh herbs and minerals. Also a pillar of Georgia's great traditional-method sparkling wines. Star of Kartli, often vinified in qvevri (buried clay jars). Native Georgian variety for dry and sparkling whites.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Kakheti
wines from the region of Kakheti go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pot-au-feu, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or braised chicken and plantains.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Kakheti
On the nose in the region of Kakheti often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
