Appellation
Akhoebi
Akhoebi is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on May 29, 2020.
- Registered
- 2020
- In the catalogue
- 3
On the label
What the label should show
- The name Akhoebi as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
These are requirements of the specification. A label that meets them complies with the specification; it does not prove that the bottle is genuine.
The zone
What its specification sets.
Kakheti, Gurjaani district: a plot inside the Kardenakhi zone on the right bank of the Alazani — between the railway and the highway, by the administrative border of Bakurtsikhe. It covers 345 hectares at 350–750 m. Saperavi is the only variety. The wine must reach at least twelve per cent alcohol, and the yield is capped at ten tonnes per hectare.
In the zone's specification
Red: Saperavi, Budeshuri Saperavi
Yield: no more than 10 t per hectare
Alcohol: no less than 12%
Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 980 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity risk: no flag
We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.
Akhoebi is a dry red PDO from Kakheti, made from Saperavi. It is one of the newer, small-volume Kakhetian appellations with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should be Saperavi from the registered Akhoebi zone.
How we weigh authenticity riskOn the map
- Kakheti — the region
- Akhoebi — the PDO zone
- Other regions
Wines of Akhoebi
What the catalogue holds.
3 wines from Akhoebi. The price on a card is the median across shops, or the lowest price where there is no median — a reference, not a rating.
