Dry skin contact white wine
100% Rukatac (aka Maraština)
Appellation: Pelješac Peninsula, Dalmatia, Croatia
Mediterranean, with dry and hot summers, and mild winters
Inland locations on Pelješac Peninsula, mostly flat and approximately 300 meters above sea level. Red soil with clay stones over a limestone base.
Organic. No irrigation, spraying is done only in April, with only powdered sulfites, and copper in “off” vintages
All grapes are strictly hand-harvested and then de-stemmed. The wine was fermented in open vats with strictly native yeasts, with approximately 7 days of skin maceration. Aged for 4 months in stainless steel (inox) tanks and bottled after a coarse filtration.
Delightful golden color that pops in the glass. Fresh but with rustic, chalky, limestone-like tannins that radiate sunshine on your palate. A mineral-driven skin contact wine, with plenty of salinity, and a touch of viscous almond bitterness on the finish.
