Areni
Maison Maran
Réserve Noravank Areni Noir 2018
2018 vintage. Historical producer tracing back to the beginning of the 19th century. 100% Areni Noir from the Vayots Dzor region from 40 years old vines at 1300 - 1400 m. Calcareous and volcanic soils. Aged 6 months in used Armenian oak barrels. A very good introduction to the wonderful Areni Noir grape. Brilliant transparent ruby. Attractive nose with pomegranate, red cherries, flowers and a hint of vanilla. Elegant taste with bright red fruit, fresh acidity and a nice ripe tannic bite. Amazing value at about 13 euro. Abv. 14%, but hardly noticed. — 4 years ago
Voskevaz
Karasi Collection Vieilles Vignes Areni Noir
Элегантное, тонкое, развивающееся в бокале
Как более плотный, глицериновый и мягкий бургундский Пино — 4 years ago
Yacoubian-Hobbs
Sarpina Areni 2014
Good depth, approachable blackberry fruit with some added oak nuances. A bit shy on acidity and complexity but an appealling food wine. Soft tannins, elegant moderate finish. Easy to like — 6 years ago
Hin Areni Vineyards
Areni Red Blend 2014
for now when i'm sober it's delicious wine with cherry, papper in taste and some hamon in flavor. good light taste wine. delicious with kutaba. — 7 years ago
Maran
Areni of Malishka 2009
My friend Justyna brought this Armenian red back from her recent trip to Poland. I've never had wine from Armenia but it's pretty damn nice. Blind taste me, I'd say small artisan producer in Languedoc. — 10 years ago
Malahi
Voskehat Aligoté Areni Noir
2019 vintage. A new wine from the historical Maran winery (I believe 2018 was the first vintage, but not sure). A blend of local grapes Voskehat and Areni Noir (vinified as a white for this original wine), and Aligoté from the Ararat Valley. Impressive in every respect. Mineral, aromatic, concentrated, profound, perfectly balanced and long. Powerful and elegant at the same time, reminds me of white Hermitage. Abv. 14%. — 4 years ago
Vedi Alco
Vedialco Areni Gold
Nice fruit and very mineraly — 5 years ago
Takar
Reserve Areni Saperavi 2014
Nice balance and length
Hoes well with my lamb loin bbq — 6 years ago
ArmAs Estate
Areni 2012
Loved the soft taste and the color. — 6 years ago
Hin Areni Vineyards
Voskehat White Blend 2014
Fruit forward, especially on the nose. Lots of melon notes. — 9 years ago
Malahi
Khndoghni Areni Noir Malbec
2018 vintage from the new Malahi range of the historical Maran winery. This is a blend from 3 grapes, each from different zones. 50 % Areni Noir (this grape used to be called "Black Mahani" up to 1947, hence the name) from Vayots Dzor, 25% Khndoghni from Artsakh (aka Nagorno-Karabakh), and 25% fruit from young Malbec vines from the Ararat Valley. 6 months in used oak. Deep dark colour. Blackberry fruit and spices in nose and mouth. Nice balance and fine-grained tannic structure. A very good wine, but still I would love to see a high end 100% Areni from this estate, as I believe this wine is a bit too internationally styled to compete with European wines in the same price range (about 24 euros). — 4 years ago
Yacoubian-Hobbs
Black Label Dry Areni Wine
Love Paul Hobbs! What a cool collaboration. This wine is rich & elegant, but just right with a simple pasta at home on a cold Thursday night. — 4 years ago
Takar
Dry Areni 2011
Vintage 2012 — 6 years ago
Zorah
Yeraz Areni Noir 2013
Best Armenian wine so far. Soft and well balanced. — 6 years ago
Tariri
Areni Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
The Merlot taste seems to come out the most in this wine. Full bodied - pairs really well with meats. Pretty decent drink overall. (Update) my second bottle tasted better for some reason, more acidic and tannic with the taste from the local Areni grape coming out stronger. I guess that says more about the subjectivity of such reviews than anything else... I think I had the '11 in both cases. — 8 years ago
Thomas Thompson
Black currant, cacao, baking spice, and black pepper. Dense and rich. Medium plus acid and medium tannin. — 3 years ago