The flagship white of Armenia, one of the cradles of wine — the Areni-1 cave, in these southern mountains, held a working winery around 4100 BC. Voskehat, « golden seed », is a late, thick-skinned grape that keeps its acidity at 1,400 metres, giving a textured, quietly nutty white of stone fruit and quince with a saline volcanic edge. Made clean in steel or the old way in buried clay karasi, it is the proud face of Armenia's craft revival.
Dry white
Voskehat
Robe — Bright gold — deeper when worked in clay karasi
- stone fruit
- quince
- hazelnut
- white flowers
- Palate
- Dry and textured, with the saline, high-altitude cut of the Armenian volcanic highlands
- Ageing
- 3–10 years
- Serving
- 10–12 °C
The blend
A typical modern composition
100%
- Voskehat100%
Where it is made
Producers
A few estates working in this style today — a sample, not a ranking
- Zulal
- Trinity Canyon Vineyards
- Voskeni