Appellation
Kardenakhi
Kardenakhi is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on December 10, 2007. Under its specification, Kardenakhi is dry amber wine from Rkatsiteli.
- Registered
- 2007
- In the catalogue
- 1
On the label
What the label should show
- The name Kardenakhi as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
- Grapes allowed by the specification: Rkatsiteli.
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.
The administrative territory of Kardenakhi village in the Gurjaani district: the gentle north-eastern slope of Tsiv-Gombori on the right bank of the Alazani, at 350–750 m. Rkatsiteli is the main variety, with up to 15 per cent of Mtsvane Kakhuri and Khikhvi allowed. There are two wines: an amber dry and a white fortified one, made by adding grape spirit to the fermenting must.
In the zone's specification
Grapes: Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri (blending grape, no more than 15%), Khikhvi (blending grape, no more than 15%)
Wine types: Amber, dry · White, enums.sweetness.fortified
Vineyard altitude: 350–750 m above sea level
Alcohol: no less than 12%
Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 795 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity risk: no flag
We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.
Kardenakhi is a fortified, oxidative amber/white PDO from the village of Kardenakhi in the Gurjaani municipality of Kakheti, made from Rkatsiteli with Khikhvi and Mtsvane in a sherry-like style. It is a niche fortified appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Kardenakhi zone. Note the common spelling variant 'Kardanakhi'.
How we weigh authenticity riskOn the map
- Kakheti — the region
- Kardenakhi — the PDO zone
- Other regions
Wines of Kardenakhi
What the catalogue holds.
1 wine from Kardenakhi. The price on a card is the median across shops, or the lowest price where there is no median — a reference, not a rating.
