In vino veritas
Wine Concept
Dry red wine with ruby red color, medium structure and notes of ripe fruit that give an amazing juiciness.
Starting from planting the grape and ending with the bottling of wine we do not use the materials and solutions that may harm the environment. The grapes are harvested by hand.
| Grape Variety | Vranac 100% |
| Location of Vineyards | Mountainous terrain in the center of Montenegro at about 400 m above sea level. Clayey / Sandy soil with superficial rocks make minerality of the wines of this area. Climatically is an area with large temperature range and an important influence of the winds arising from the nearby Adriatic Sea. |
| Planting year | 2010 |
| Density | 5000 plants per hectare. |
| Training system | Guyot |
| Production | 9 tons per hectare. |
| Picking | Hand harvest with double selection. |
| Winemaking | Before the start of the fermentation the grapes are cooled for several hours at 4 ° C. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with controlled temperature between 25 °C and 28 °C (77 °F and 82 °F) and a total duration of about 15 days. Subsequently, after racking, malolactic fermentation takes place without addition of activators. |
| Refining | In French oak 500 and 2000 lit for about 12/24 months. A further refinement will be placed in the bottle for at least 3 months. |
| Alcohol Content | 13% |
| Total acidity | 5,8 g/l |
| Food pairing | Appetizers and first courses of ground both simple and complex. |
| Serving temperature | 18 °C / 64 °F |
| Annual production | 20 000 bottles |
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Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 Concept Vintage 2014 |
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84th International wine competition «Novi Sad» Concept Vintage 2014 |
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Sabatina 2016 Concept Vintage 2013 |
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Sabatina 2017 Concept Vintage 2014 |
The variety Vranac - authentic Montenegrin variety. Besides Montenegro, this variety is also grown in Serbia and Macedonia.
Basic description of this variety with all ampelographic characteristics, was given by academician Marko Ulicevic 1972. «From this variety produces the dry wine, with unique taste and character, which is characteristic for the Balkan. The berries are large and dark, but the wine is moderately strong and very generous.
Young wines produced from varieties Vranac are light colored, with a taste reminiscent of fruit jelly. Strong structure with tannins gives freshness. After aging 1-2 years, color of this wine becomes intense ruby. The scent becomes complex, with tones of cinnamon, chocolate, sweets, color, dark fruit and wood, such as oak. Palate was strong, the sharpness develops during the long and fine round finale».
