Winery OrveliKhvanchkara Semi Sweet
Red wine
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Discover the grape variety: Niellucciu
Structured, elegant age-worthy reds with a deep ruby robe, firm tannins and an ample palate, with signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, plum), spices (pepper), garrigue, immortelle and Mediterranean notes. Also structured rosés. Star of Patrimonio AOC (northern Corsica, calcareous soils) and present in Cap Corse AOC. Corsican synonym for Nielluccio, identical to Italian Sangiovese; indigenous black variety from Cap Corse.
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Informations about the Winery Orveli
The Winery Orveli is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
