Winery Pheasant's TearsKhikhvi
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Pheasant's Tears's Khikhvi.
Discover the grape variety: Khikhvi
Structured and aromatic whites, with an amber-golden robe in qvevri, full mouthfeel and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of yellow fruits (apricot, peach), honey, white flowers, dried fruits and soft spices. Produced as dry, sweet and tannic orange wines by long skin maceration. Star of Kakheti, often vinified in qvevri (clay jars, UNESCO method). An autochthonous Georgian variety distinguished for its amber wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Khikhvi from Winery Pheasant's Tears are 2019, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Pheasant's Tears
The Winery Pheasant's Tears is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Kakheti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Kakheti
Cradle of amber and orange wines, vinified in qvevri (buried clay jars, UNESCO). Skin-macerated Rkatsiteli whites: signature notes of dried apricot, walnut, honey, orange peel and black tea, fine tannins and controlled oxidation. Deep, tinctorial Saperavi reds with black fruit, plum, spice and firm tannins, age-worthy. Also Mtsvane and Kisi in white, fresh and floral.
The word of the wine: Hard
A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.
