Winery VinoterraKhvanchkara (ხვანკაჩარა) Semi-sweet Red
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Vinoterra's Khvanchkara (ხვანკაჩარა) Semi-sweet Red.
Discover the grape variety: Dattier de Beyrouth
Table grape with long clusters and elongated golden berries (date-shaped, hence the name), thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a pleasant sweet flavour. Very rarely vinified. Grown in the eastern Mediterranean (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece), southern Europe and North Africa, prized for its attractive appearance and extended cold-storage life. Historic white table grape variety originating from the Levant (probably Lebanon).
Informations about the Winery Vinoterra
The Winery Vinoterra is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 12 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: Baco 22A
A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.
