Appellation

Napareuli

Napareuli is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on December 10, 2007.

Registered: 2007
In the catalogue: 11

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 790

On the label

What the label should show

The name Napareuli 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.

The upper Alazani, left bank: the mouths of the Stori and Didkhevi-Lopota gorges coming down from the southern side of the Caucasus. Vineyards lie at 450–750 m. The zone covers Napareuli, Saniore, Jughaani, Artana, Pshaveli and Laliskuri. The varieties are Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri and Saperavi.

In the zone's specification

Grapes

Red: Saperavi, Budeshuri Saperavi

White: Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri (blending grape, no more than 15%)

Vineyard altitude: 450–750 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 11%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone · 6

Napareuli, Saniore, Jughaani, Artana, Pshaveli, Laliskuri

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 790 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.

Napareuli is a dry PDO from northern Kakheti on the left bank of the Alazani, producing Rkatsiteli whites and Saperavi reds. Supply broadly matches the zone and it carries no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Napareuli zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

On the map

Kakheti — the region
Napareuli — the PDO zone
Other regions

Kakheti

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Napareuli

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