Château NekresiХванчкара (Khvanchkara)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château Nekresi's Хванчкара (Khvanchkara).
Discover the grape variety: Queen
A table grape with long bunches and spherical red-violet berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, delivering a sweet, fresh flavour. Early-ripening and productive. Cultivated in California for fresh consumption, prized for its attractive table appearance, sweetness and good keeping, it is among the American table grape varieties sold on North American market stalls. An American black table grape bred by crossing for fresh consumption.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Хванчкара (Khvanchkara) from Château Nekresi are 2018, 0
Informations about the Château Nekresi
The Château Nekresi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 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: Maderised
Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.
