Winery ShumiIberiuli Khikhvi
White wine
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Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Iberiuli Khikhvi of Winery Shumi in the region of Kakheti often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Shumi's Iberiuli 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 Iberiuli Khikhvi from Winery Shumi are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Shumi
The Winery Shumi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 51 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: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
