Winery Genatsvale (გენაცვალე)Alazani Valley White (ალაზნის ველის თეთრი)
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Genatsvale (გენაცვალე)'s Alazani Valley White (ალაზნის ველის თეთრი).
Discover the grape variety: Savagnin
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alazani Valley White (ალაზნის ველის თეთრი) from Winery Genatsvale (გენაცვალე) are 2016, 2019, 0, 2017 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Genatsvale (გენაცვალე)
The Winery Genatsvale (გენაცვალე) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Kakheti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Kakheti
Kakheti is the most important wine region in Georgia in quantitative, qualitative and even historic terms. Almost three-quarters of the country's wine Grapes are grown here, on land that has been used for viticulture for thousands of years. Kakheti is home to some of the oldest human habitations in the entire Caucasus region, and archaeological findings have suggested that wine has been produced here for several thousand years. The region's strong relationship with wine and Vine was captured in Georgia's famous hymn 'Thou Art a Vineyard', written in the 12th Century by King Demetrius I.
The word of the wine: Attack
First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.
