DURO ISTRIANO - Damjanić

Wine type: Dry red wine
Vintage: 2020.
Variety: Teran 50 % i Borgonja 50 %
Position/Terroir: West Istrian vineyards
Alcohol content: 13,0 %
Volume: 0,75 lit.

Glossy ruby red color, dense and transparent. Intense aromas of red and black berries (blueberries, raspberries, ripe cherries). Refined herbal notes of ferns and green peppers, and spicy notes of red pepper, vanilla and cloves. After opening the bottle, in the glass, decent notes of smoke and aged red meat develop.

Location: Mandrijača 30 - 40 m above sea level Gobovica 40- 50 m above sea level Skas 40 – 50 m above sea level

Vineyard location: Southwestern Exposures

Training System: a single arm Guyot

Productivity: 1,2 - 2,0 kg/vine

Soil type: Mandrijača; deep terra rossa, sporadic skeletal Gobovica; deep terra rossa Skas; deep terra rossa, sporadic skeletal

Direction of grape vine: North - South

Harvest: by hand

Maturation: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks, aging in 225 – 1000 l oak wooden barrels for 12 months, and then in a bottle for 6 - 12 months.

Total acidity: 5,50 – 7,50 g/l

Residual sugar: 2,0 - 4,0 g/l

Aging potential: 7 – 10 years

Great choice with tuna steak and all grilled meat.

Serving temperature: 16 - 18 °C