Teliani 'Amber Blend' 2022

Teliani 'Amber Blend' 2022
Textural, savory, and full of old-world character, this Georgian amber wine opens with dried apricot, orange peel, peach skin, baking spice, and a gentle tea-like note that gives the wine both shape and depth. On the palate, it feels broad and quietly grippy, with stone fruit, citrus pith, soft tannin, and a long, earthy finish that makes it especially compelling at the table.

Key Details:

Producer: Teliani Valley — one of Georgia’s best-known wineries, based in the country’s historic eastern winegrowing zone and working with both modern and traditional Georgian winemaking approaches. The winery is especially known for showcasing native grape varieties and making wines that introduce Georgian styles in an approachable way.

Region / Appellation: Kakheti, Georgia

Varietal: A blend of indigenous Georgian white grapes, including Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi, and Kisi.

Vintage: 2022

Style / ABV: Amber wine; 12.5% ABV. The wine is made with extended skin contact for about six months, giving it its coppery color, gentle tannin, and layered, savory texture.

Why It’s Special: This bottle offers a very accessible window into Georgia’s ancient skin-contact white wine tradition, one of the oldest wine cultures in the world. The native grapes and long maceration give it a distinctive personality — aromatic, structured, and a little wild in a way that feels authentic rather than polished away.

Food Pairing: Great with roasted carrots, spiced chicken, hard cheeses, grilled eggplant, and mezzes.  We love it with a little char, spice, or funk (music).