Winery BasianiХванчкара (Khvanchkara)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Basiani's Хванчкара (Khvanchkara).
Discover the grape variety: Scarlotta seedless
Seedless table grape with long clusters and elongated red-purple berries, thin skin and crisp flesh, sweet fresh taste. Late-ripening, productive, with excellent shelf life. Grown in California, Chile and Peru for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance on shelves and good commercial keeping. Black seedless American table grape variety obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Хванчкара (Khvanchkara) from Winery Basiani are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Basiani
The Winery Basiani is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Khvanchkara to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Khvanchkara
Georgian appellation north-west of Ambrolauri (Racha), vineyards at 450-750 m on humo-carbonate soils. Natural semi-sweet red signatures (Aleksandrouli 60% + Mujuretuli 40%) with deep ruby colour and velvety palate: vibrant aromas of blackberry, black cherry, candied raspberry, plum, liquorice and a cinnamon touch, natural sugars from over-ripening. Historic Georgian banquet wine (since 1927). Millenary qvevri tradition.
The wine region of Racha-Lechkhumi
Prestigious small region in north-west Georgia in the high Caucasus valleys, altitude vineyards on schisto-calcareous soils. Aleksandrouli is the native king in reds: full-bodied and rich with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, spices and a floral touch, dense tannins — blended with Mujuretuli for the flagship Khvanchkara (legendary semi-sweet red, favourite of Stalin). Rare native Usakhelauri and Otskhanuri Sapere. Textured Tsolikouri in whites.
The word of the wine: Bourbe
Solid elements suspended in the must. See settling.
