TASTING COMMENTS
The nose is driven by citrusy notes of mandarine and mango lifted by some Mediterranean dried herbs characters with underlying floral and toasted bread aromas. The mouthfeel is ample, savoury and lifted by a well-balanced acidity stretching the palate on mandarine, herbal spicy notes. Pure expression of Sauvignon blanc from Plešivica terroir. This is full bodied and complex gastronomic wine that can also be enjoyed on its own. Drink from now to 2030.
WINEMAKING STORY
Single vineyard wine from Lozice vineyard located in the shadiest part of Plešivica hill. Grapes were destemmed, crushed and cold soaked for 12 h at 10 °C before pressing and settling. Spontaneous fermentations took place in combination of used 500 L and 225 L French oak barrels. Wine was aged on gross lees for 9 months in barrels and thereafter for another 3 months in stainless steel tank before being racked, fined, roughly filtered and bottled.
VINTAGE 2020
The winter was fairly mild and the months of March and April were above average warm and dry. The start of growing season was early, followed by a spring frost in mid-April, which, however, spared the best vineyards. The summer was warm, with some heat waves. September was warm and dry, which had a decisive influence on the quality of the vintage. White varieties were harvested in mid-September, while red varieties at the end of September, beginning of October. The white wines of the 2020 vintage have freshness and aromatics, however bolder compared to 2019 vintage, while the red wines are elegant, with an attractive fruit and tannic charge, and well-built body.
