Refosco 2007
VINTAGE: 2007
SORT: 100% REFOSCO
VINEYARD: DOBRAVE, IZOLA, SERGAŠI
WINE DISTRICT: SLOVENIAN ISTRIA
SOIL: bright, flysch – sandy on rich marl-slate base
AVG. VINE AGE: varying from 10 (Dobrave) to 50 years (Sergaši)
PLANTATION DENSITY: 4000 vines/Ha
LOAD: 2 kg/vine
VINE YIELD: cca 60 HL/ Ha
HARVESTING: manual, with additional selection at the selection table
VINTAGE TIME: September/October 2007
HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY: Manually harvested fully ripe grapes of exceptional 2007 vintage have been additionaly selected to remove any green parts. Afterwards the grapes were fermented in submersible inox roto tank at the controlled temperature. Maceration duration: 3-4 days. After malolactic fermentation and aging in inox containers followed.
FILTRATION: yes; prior to bottling
BOTTLING: November 08
NO. OF BOTTLES: 10000 of 0,75 bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13,5% vol
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2,8 g/L
ACID: 6,6 g/L (wine acid)
PH: 3,23
RECOMMENDED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18°C
AGING POTENTIAL: 5 years (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne)
COLOUR: Ruby red with violet hints (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
NOSE: Quite complex and intense bouquet. The fragrances of wild berries prevail, above all blueberry, black berries and brambleberries. In the background the raspberry and a slight breath of peach can be felt (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
PALATE: Extremely elegant; altogether soft, tannins are exceptionally smooth and tender, almost velvet. Tastes of raspberries as well as red berries marmelade. Long and fruity aftertaste. Amazing elegance with this refosco (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
Refošk Santomas 2007 & FOOD: Essential companion of good smoked ham and other smoked products. With its unobtrusive freshness matches grilled and roast meat, blue fish (tuna fish, mackerel, fried anchovy), pasta with red sauce (Bolognese, Trevisian chicory sauce, tuna sauce with tomato), meat lasagna, meat or vegetable moussaka as well as poultry. Excellent for cooking (sausages in refosco, "drunken istrian", pasta and meat in refosco sauce, gaudy bread with refosco) with aplying the unwritten rule: the same wine for cooking and drinking.
VINTAGE: 2007
SORT: 100% REFOSCO
VINEYARD: DOBRAVE, IZOLA, SERGAŠI
WINE DISTRICT: SLOVENIAN ISTRIA
SOIL: bright, flysch – sandy on rich marl-slate base
AVG. VINE AGE: varying from 10 (Dobrave) to 50 years (Sergaši)
PLANTATION DENSITY: 4000 vines/Ha
LOAD: 2 kg/vine
VINE YIELD: cca 60 HL/ Ha
HARVESTING: manual, with additional selection at the selection table
VINTAGE TIME: September/October 2007
HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY: Manually harvested fully ripe grapes of exceptional 2007 vintage have been additionaly selected to remove any green parts. Afterwards the grapes were fermented in submersible inox roto tank at the controlled temperature. Maceration duration: 3-4 days. After malolactic fermentation and aging in inox containers followed.
FILTRATION: yes; prior to bottling
BOTTLING: November 08
NO. OF BOTTLES: 10000 of 0,75 bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13,5% vol
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2,8 g/L
ACID: 6,6 g/L (wine acid)
PH: 3,23
RECOMMENDED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18°C
AGING POTENTIAL: 5 years (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne)
COLOUR: Ruby red with violet hints (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
NOSE: Quite complex and intense bouquet. The fragrances of wild berries prevail, above all blueberry, black berries and brambleberries. In the background the raspberry and a slight breath of peach can be felt (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
PALATE: Extremely elegant; altogether soft, tannins are exceptionally smooth and tender, almost velvet. Tastes of raspberries as well as red berries marmelade. Long and fruity aftertaste. Amazing elegance with this refosco (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
Refošk Santomas 2007 & FOOD: Essential companion of good smoked ham and other smoked products. With its unobtrusive freshness matches grilled and roast meat, blue fish (tuna fish, mackerel, fried anchovy), pasta with red sauce (Bolognese, Trevisian chicory sauce, tuna sauce with tomato), meat lasagna, meat or vegetable moussaka as well as poultry. Excellent for cooking (sausages in refosco, "drunken istrian", pasta and meat in refosco sauce, gaudy bread with refosco) with aplying the unwritten rule: the same wine for cooking and drinking.