2017 | Koor | Highland Cellars Koor Reserve

The primary and signature grape – Areni – is elegant, fruity and subtle. It is well balanced with more tannic grape – Sireni – giving Koor its defined structure. Koor Reserve has been aged in French oak for over 20 months, giving the wine more complexity and character.

Producer Information

Koor wines are a traditional blend of indigenous Armenian varietals, grown primarily in high-elevation vineyards of Vayots Dzor, Armenia. The name Koor – is a tribute to Armenian riverboat craftsmanship and wine merchantry. The illustration on the label shows the scene from Herodotus’ book “Histories”. Armenian merchants used to travel from Armenia to Babylon down the river Euphrates in boats made of wood and animal hides, with casks of palm-wood filled with wine and a few donkeys. In Babylon they would sell the wine, the wood, roll the animal skins, mount them on donkeys and head back to Armenia along the banks of the river. Armenian wine Koor from Highland Cellars has absorbed the centuries-old traditions of wine-producing Armenia and its creators’ love for this land, where, according to Bible, Noah planted the first vine at the foothills of Mount Ararat. The successful launch of Koor wine production has become possible due to several factors: the great desire of its founders – the natives of Armenia and their friends, to preserve the local winemaking traditions as well as to contribute to the revival of wine-drinking culture of one of the oldest wine regions in the world; involvement of high-class experts to the production, each of whom was responsible for a particular stage of wine production, starting from the selection of grapes and the area of its growth to the manufacturing techniques and wine labels design.

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