Appellation

Tibaani

Tibaani is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on December 10, 2007. Under its specification, Tibaani is dry amber wine from Rkatsiteli.

Registered: 2007
In the catalogue: 5

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 796

On the label

What the label should show

The name Tibaani 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.

Inner Kakheti, Sighnaghi district: the south-eastern plain of the Gombori range in the eastern part of the Alazani's right bank, with vineyards at 350–550 m. The zone covers Tibaani, Kvemo Machkhaani, Jugaani and part of Dzveli Anaga. Rkatsiteli is the main variety, with up to 15 per cent of Mtsvane Kakhuri and Khikhvi allowed; the wine is amber dry, with at least twelve per cent alcohol.

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

Vineyard altitude: 350–550 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 12%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone · 4

Tibaani, Kvemo Machkhaani, Jugaani, Dzveli Anagi

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 796 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

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

Tibaani is a dry white/amber PDO from the village of Tibaani in the Signagi municipality of Kakheti, made from Rkatsiteli, traditionally vinified in qvevri. It is a dry appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should be Rkatsiteli from the registered Tibaani zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

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