Tsinandali

KakhetiRegistered August 30, 2005

The right bank of the Alazani in the Telavi district: wooded slopes of Tsiv-Gombori on one side, the Alazani plain on the other, with vineyards at 300–750 m. The zone takes in Akura, Vanta, Busheti, Kvemo Khodasheni, Tsinandali, Kisiskhevi, Kondoli, Nasamkhrali, Shalauri, Kurdgelauri and Vardisubani. The wine is a dry white from Rkatsiteli with Kakhuri Mtsvane.

Authenticity

No known authenticity issues

Tsinandali is a dry white PDO from Kakheti, made from a Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane blend (Rkatsiteli at least about 85%) on the right bank of the Alazani. It is a large, well-established dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone, with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Tsinandali zone.

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