Wine style
Wine style
Dalmatian Plavac Mali
Dalmatian Plavac Mali
Dalmatian Plavac Mali
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Croatia
Imagine a bodybuilder sunbathing on a rocky Croatian beach. This red is intense, full of dark fruit and Mediterranean herbs, boasting high alcohol and tannins that punch above their weight class while staying surprisingly soulful.
Imagine a bodybuilder sunbathing on a rocky Croatian beach. This red is intense, full of dark fruit and Mediterranean herbs, boasting high alcohol and tannins that punch above their weight class while staying surprisingly soulful.
Imagine a bodybuilder sunbathing on a rocky Croatian beach. This red is intense, full of dark fruit and Mediterranean herbs, boasting high alcohol and tannins that punch above their weight class while staying surprisingly soulful.
Body
Full Blast
Tannins
No Resistance
Barely Felt
Pillowy Presence
Serious Grip
The Brick Wall
Acidity
A Little Zing
Sugar
Savagely Dry
LEADERS
The story
Zinfandel's kid
Donkey labor
Extreme heat
Centuries of brutal sunshine and rocky terrain forged this survivor. Plavac Mali is actually the offspring of Zinfandel - locally known as Crljenak Kaštelanski - and the obscure Dobričić. Peasants traditionally worked these impossibly steep vineyards using donkeys because machines simply surrender here. It evolved to withstand extreme heat and drought, concentrating sugar and flavor into small, thick-skinned berries that result in massive, high-octane wines with serious history.
Centuries of brutal sunshine and rocky terrain forged this survivor. Plavac Mali is actually the offspring of Zinfandel - locally known as Crljenak Kaštelanski - and the obscure Dobričić. Peasants traditionally worked these impossibly steep vineyards using donkeys because machines simply surrender here. It evolved to withstand extreme heat and drought, concentrating sugar and flavor into small, thick-skinned berries that result in massive, high-octane wines with serious history.
Centuries of brutal sunshine and rocky terrain forged this survivor. Plavac Mali is actually the offspring of Zinfandel - locally known as Crljenak Kaštelanski - and the obscure Dobričić. Peasants traditionally worked these impossibly steep vineyards using donkeys because machines simply surrender here. It evolved to withstand extreme heat and drought, concentrating sugar and flavor into small, thick-skinned berries that result in massive, high-octane wines with serious history.
Why it's special
Triple sun
Soaring alcohol
Rustic elegance
Triple insolation defines this beast. Grapes get roasted by direct sun, heat reflecting off the white limestone, and light bouncing up from the Adriatic Sea. This creates wines with soaring alcohol levels and intense flavors of dried fruit without tasting cooked. Plavac Mali manages to be rustic and sophisticated simultaneously, offering a taste of the Mediterranean scrub that you cannot replicate anywhere else in Europe.
Triple insolation defines this beast. Grapes get roasted by direct sun, heat reflecting off the white limestone, and light bouncing up from the Adriatic Sea. This creates wines with soaring alcohol levels and intense flavors of dried fruit without tasting cooked. Plavac Mali manages to be rustic and sophisticated simultaneously, offering a taste of the Mediterranean scrub that you cannot replicate anywhere else in Europe.
Triple insolation defines this beast. Grapes get roasted by direct sun, heat reflecting off the white limestone, and light bouncing up from the Adriatic Sea. This creates wines with soaring alcohol levels and intense flavors of dried fruit without tasting cooked. Plavac Mali manages to be rustic and sophisticated simultaneously, offering a taste of the Mediterranean scrub that you cannot replicate anywhere else in Europe.
Who's gonna like it
Amarone lovers
Power seekers
Savory souls
Drinkers who think California Cabs are too wimpy will find their match here. If you love Amarone or high-octane Primitivo but want something earthier and more savory, grab a bottle. This is for people who appreciate wines with hair on their chest and stories of struggle in the glass. It pairs perfectly with heavy stews or just staring intensely at a stormy sea.
Drinkers who think California Cabs are too wimpy will find their match here. If you love Amarone or high-octane Primitivo but want something earthier and more savory, grab a bottle. This is for people who appreciate wines with hair on their chest and stories of struggle in the glass. It pairs perfectly with heavy stews or just staring intensely at a stormy sea.
Drinkers who think California Cabs are too wimpy will find their match here. If you love Amarone or high-octane Primitivo but want something earthier and more savory, grab a bottle. This is for people who appreciate wines with hair on their chest and stories of struggle in the glass. It pairs perfectly with heavy stews or just staring intensely at a stormy sea.
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