Refosco 2009
VINTAGE: 2009
VARIETY: 100% REFOŠK
VINEYARD: DOBRAVE, IZOLA, SERGAŠE (200 m above sea level))
WINE DISTRICT: SLOVENIAN ISTRIA
SOIL: bright, flysch – sandy on rich marl-slate base
AGE OF VINEYARD: from 10 (Dobrave) till 50 years (Sergaše)
PLANTATION DENSITY: 4000 plants/Ha
GRAPE YIELD: 2 kg/plant
VINE YIELD: cca 60 HL/ Ha
HARVESTING: manual with additional selection at selection table
VINTAGE TIME: September/october 2009
VINIFICATION: Manually harvested fully ripe grapes 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; before bottling
BOTTLING: June 2010
No. OF BOTTLES: 10000 of 0,75 bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13,5% vol
RECOMMENDED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18°C
AGING POTENTIAL: 5 years (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne)
COLOR: Ruby red with violet hints (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
NOSE: Quite complex and refreshing. The fragrances of wild berries prevail, above all blueberry, black berries and brambleberries. In the background white pepper and plum (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
TASTE: Extremely fresh and elegant; altogether soft, tannins are exceptionally smooth and tender, almost velvet. Tastes of raspberries as well as red berries marmelade. Long and fruity aftertaste (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
Refošk Santomas 2009 & 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: 2009
VARIETY: 100% REFOŠK
VINEYARD: DOBRAVE, IZOLA, SERGAŠE (200 m above sea level))
WINE DISTRICT: SLOVENIAN ISTRIA
SOIL: bright, flysch – sandy on rich marl-slate base
AGE OF VINEYARD: from 10 (Dobrave) till 50 years (Sergaše)
PLANTATION DENSITY: 4000 plants/Ha
GRAPE YIELD: 2 kg/plant
VINE YIELD: cca 60 HL/ Ha
HARVESTING: manual with additional selection at selection table
VINTAGE TIME: September/october 2009
VINIFICATION: Manually harvested fully ripe grapes 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; before bottling
BOTTLING: June 2010
No. OF BOTTLES: 10000 of 0,75 bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13,5% vol
RECOMMENDED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18°C
AGING POTENTIAL: 5 years (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne)
COLOR: Ruby red with violet hints (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
NOSE: Quite complex and refreshing. The fragrances of wild berries prevail, above all blueberry, black berries and brambleberries. In the background white pepper and plum (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
TASTE: Extremely fresh and elegant; altogether soft, tannins are exceptionally smooth and tender, almost velvet. Tastes of raspberries as well as red berries marmelade. Long and fruity aftertaste (enologist Claude Gros, Narbonne).
Refošk Santomas 2009 & 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.