Winery Old TelaviTsinandali (წინანდალი)
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Old Telavi's Tsinandali (წინანდალი).
Discover the grape variety: Johanniter
An interspecific cross between Riesling and FR 589-54 (Seyve-Villard 12481 x (pinot gris or rülander x chasselas or gutedel)) obtained in Germany in 1968 by Johannes Zimmermann. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. This variety can be found in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the "Johanniter" grape variety is a protected trademark.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tsinandali (წინანდალი) from Winery Old Telavi are 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Old Telavi
The Winery Old Telavi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Tsinandali to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tsinandali
The wine region of Tsinandali is located in the region of Kakheti of Georgia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tsinandali Estate or the Domaine Tsinandali Estate produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tsinandali are Saperavi, Goruli mtsvane and Khikhvi, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tsinandali often reveals types of flavors of oaky, raspberry or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or microbio.
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: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
