Light, chillable Croatian red. Redcurrant, red plum; savory notes too.
Article number: | Light, chillable Croatian red. Redcurrant, red plum; savory notes too. |
Availability: | In stock |
Grape varieties: Plavac Mali
Region: Croatia
Appellation: Pelješac Peninsula, Dalmatia
Soils: Red soil with clay stones over a limestone base.
Vine age: 15 years
Farming: Organic. No irrigation, minimal amount of spraying in spring and mid-summer months, with small amounts of powdered sulfites.
Vinification: All grapes are strictly hand-harvested and then de-stemmed. Fermented separately in open vats with manual punchdowns with strictly only native yeasts, with 8 days of skin maceration.
Aging: Aged for 4 months in stainless steel (inox) tanks and bottled after a coarse filtration.