Teliani Valley Amber Blend

Tasting Note: Beautiful medium amber color. Aromas of dried apricot and orange peel. Flavors of dried peach, baking spices followed by soft but firm tannin with a long finish. Varietals: Rkatsiteli 40%, Mtsvane 40%, Khikhvi 10%, Kisi 10% Style: Dry Amber Food Pairings: Poultry, Braised Pork, and Creamy Pasta Dishes. Our Amber Blend is a blend of four indigenous white Georgian grape varieties – Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi and Kisi, harvested from our vineyards planted at the foot of the Caucasus mountains in Kakheti, the eastern most region of Georgia. This unique blend of white grapes is aged on the skins for 6-months giving the wine its distinctive amber color. In addition to a lovely color, the skin-contact imbues the wine with distinctive notes of dried peach, fuller body, soft tannin and thus creates a fifth category of wine that likely predates Red, White, Rosé and Sparkling. Some call it “skin-contact" and some “orange”, but since forever in Georgia the category was nam