white grape Kakheti (Tsinandali with Mtsvane; Kakhuri qvevri) serve 8–12 °C ages 1–8 years
Rkatsiteli is a white grape: medium-bodied, fresh acidity, usually dry. 28 Rkatsiteli wines from £12.95. Typical aromas: green apple, quince, white peach, citrus peel. qvevri (amber/orange) versions: tannin 3, body 4, oxidative nut and dried-apricot notes.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Rkatsiteli sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
khachapuri, walnut dishes, roast chicken, pork, hard cheese; amber versions with stews and spiced food. crisp when fresh; amber versions behave more like a light red
Where it grows
Kakheti (Tsinandali with Mtsvane; Kakhuri qvevri), Georgia — Georgia's main white; fresh in steel, amber and tannic in qvevri