TASTING COMMENTS
The nose is characterized by aromas of dry aromatic herbs, dry grass, orange zest and petrichor. The attack is generous, mineral and zesty with very pleasant acidity. It is overall medium bodied, almost salty, fresh with a long and pleasant after taste with some zesty bitter orange notes. More than just an everyday wine.
WINEMAKING STORY
This 2022 Ciao Belo is made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes with high proportion coming from our new vineyard from Plešivica hill. Grapes were hand-picked in 15 kg crates in the last days of August, then cooled and pressed. Wine underwent spontaneous fermentation in a concrete egg, used barrique barrels and inox. After ageing on gross lees for 5 months wine was slightly fined and filtered before bottling.
VINTAGE 2022
Vintage 2022 was mild in its initial months, with quite chilly and wet months until early May. From 10th May summer conditions settled with warm and dry weather. June was marked with some heavy afternoon showers and warm weather- challenging conditions for a winemaker. However, end of June, July and August were above average warm and dry. It was one of the hottest and driest summer on record, quite exceptional in term of duration. Very young vineyards were affected by water stress whereas older vineyards with deeper roots were not. Harvest was also the earliest on our record; starting on the 25th August and the last grapes were picked on the 25th September. In mid and at the end of September there were two big rain events, with more than 200 mm rain in total.
