Plenković Zlatan Plavac barrique (2018)

Plenković Zlatan Plavac barrique (2018)

Brand:Plenković
Product Code:PLE-02
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High quality dry red wine made from selected grapes of Plavac Mali from the southern position of Hvar. Combined aging one year or year and a half in old and new barrique barrels (volume 225 l), and another 6 months in the bottle after filling. The wine is rich structure with a slight hint of animal notes, aromas of prunes, cherries and chocolate. Distinctly southern character.

Food pairing: Roasted Fish, game, steaks, as well as a fine white meat dishes.

Grape variety Plavac mali
Residual sugar dry
Alcohol 14,5%
Size 0,75L
Serving temp. 18-20 ºC
   
   

In 1991 the Plenković family formed a horticulture company named Vitis, later changed the name to Zlatan Otok. Zlatan is a first name and Otok refers to island. Zlatan Plenkovic is the owner and winemaker. He has won the Croatian Winemaker of the Year award and has continued to place first or second since the award was started. Zlatan Plenkovic comes from a long history of family winemaking. In 1985 he decided to start making his own wines.
The first vineyards of the Plenkovic Winery have occupied slopes that are up to a 40 to 60 percent incline on the southern coast of the island.
Besides the initial Hvar, Zlatan has vineyards in the region of Makarska and Šibenik. Today he is producing around 900.000 bottles a year.
Since the foundation of the award »Best Croatian winemakers« Mr. Zlatan Plenković was annually among the best. In the year 2009 Mr. Zlatan Plenkovic was elected as Croatian wine knight and by the statute he entered into the order of great splendors of winemakers and can no longer compete for the winemaker of the year.

 

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