Vinarija Dingač Plavac (75cl, 12.6%)

A Croatian red wine made from 100% Plavac Mali, produced by a historic Dalmatian cooperative established in 1902. The vineyards lie on the Pelješac Peninsula, where steep south-facing slopes receive triple insolation from direct sunlight, reflections from the Adriatic Sea and radiant heat from the surrounding limestone terrain. Plavac Mali is genetically linked to Crljenak Kaštelanski, the ancestral form of Zinfandel, and the indigenous Dobričić grape. Traditional Dalmatian winemaking methods guide the process from vineyard to bottle. The nose offers cherry pie and vanilla, dried flowers, hay and gentle baking spice. The palate is light and fresh, with red cherry, ripe plum, blackberry, cracked pepper and herbal complexity, while the finish is medium in length with fine-grained tannins, chocolate and dried herbs.