In vino veritas
Wine Idea
Dry white wine with beautiful light color, excellent structure and complexity, with elegant, fresh flower and white peach accents.
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 | Chardonnay 100% |
| Location of Vineyards | Mountainous area 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. |
| Vinification | The stalks are manually separated and crushed slowly, then they are pressed with dry ice. Fermented in new French oak barrels with a capacity of 225 and 500 liters. Fermentation lasts about 30 days. |
| Winemaking | The grapes are de-stemmed and after a soft pressing is entered in the press with dry ice. The must is clarified with settling natural wood and sent for fermentation, preferring barrels of 500 liters. The fermentation has a duration of about 30 days. |
| Refining | In barrels for about 8 months with lees stirring repeated weekly. |
| Alcohol Content | 13,5% |
| Total acidity | 7 g/l |
| Food pairing | Excellent with all fish dishes also well seasoned and with white meat. |
| Serving temperature | 8-10 °C / 46-50 °F |
| Annual production | 12 000 bottles |
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84 Wine competition «Novi Sad» Idea Vinatge 2014 |
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Sabаtina 2016 Idea Vinatge 2015 |
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The Balkans International Wine Competition 2018 Idea Vinatge 2016 |
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Dionizijana Split Idea Vinatge 2015 |
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Sabatina 2017 Idea Vinatge 2016 |
Chardonnay
Chardonnay - French variety, first mentioned in the writings of Catholic priests Tainturiera.
Wines from varieties 'Chardonnay', surely one of the most popular and most common worldwide.
Because of their physiological characteristics, this grape variety, successfully grown in almost all wine regions. Similarly, the success of Chardonnay varieties should be attached to the oenological flexibility that lets create all sorts of white wines, from sparkling to sweet (dessert wine).
