2 tihobraće appellation
Variety: 100% Plavac mali
Ground composition: Karst field
Elevation: 10 – 60 m above sea level
Vineyard size: 3.260 ha / 5318 vines per ha
Vineyard age: 50% older than 15 years
Yield per hectare: 4500 kg
Yield per vine: 0,85 – 1,00 kg
Vislander wines from the Tihobraće appellation are under the label of gradpa Jure.
Plavac mali
Colour: dark ruby colour with a purple sheen.
Aroma: it has a complex aroma with the recognizable fruity notes of the Plavac mali with its characteristic black currant and dry plum notes, as well as the herbal notes of Mediterranean plants.
Taste: its powerful structure carries tannins with ease and leaves a harmonious taste of warm sand of Vis vineyards and the noble variety of Plavac mali with a slightly smoky note.
Enjoying wine with Vis specialities such as: salted fish pie, pasta e fagioli in a fish stew, grilled lamb, tuna/greater amberjack on the grill, grilled european pilchard, wild game (pheasant and rabbit), roasted lamb under the bell, pašticada and Drniš prosciutto and matured Pag cheese.
Aging potential: 6 – 8 years
Serving temperature: 16 – 18℃
Plavac mali PREMIER
— 2016 15 % Alc.
— 2017 14 % Alc.
— 2019 14,5 % Alc.
— 2020 14,5 % Alc.
Wine making
Macerating on solids and fermentation take 8 – 12 days in fermentation tanks with a controlled temperature of 24 – 28 degrees Celsius. Vinification is done with indigenous yeasts, which gives the wine the highest possible concentration of terroir of Plavac. The first two days, the Délestage is done (the process of draining the juice from the must that is again returned by soaking onto the solids) for better extraction of colour and aroma, and oxygenation (irradiation) which softens the tannins, while stirring the solids 4 times a day until the end of fermentation.
Malolactic fermentation
Part of the wine goes through malolactic fermentation in inox barrels.
Maturation
After fermentation ends, the wine rests in inox barrels for 100 days. After that the wine rests in small 225L oak barrels (barrique) (a combination of entirely new and once used Slavonian and French oak). After 12 -18 monthes and removal from wooden barrels the wine rests for an additional 8 months in inox tanks and 4-6 months in bottles after bottling. Before being placed on the market, the wine is aged for a minimum of 3 years.
Vintage 2016
Premium dry red wine
Wine with a strong structure and expressed tannins, taste of marzipan, chocolate, and figs. Very extracted with cooked fruit characters
Decanter Bronze 2022
Vintage 2017
Premium dry red wine
Wine with barbecued meat aromas, with bright black fruit and raisins showing on the palate. Grainy tannins with superb structure and a long finish with a characteristic slightly smoky spicy note.
Decanter Silver 2021
IWC Bronze 2022
Vintage 2019
Premium dry red wine
Beautifully fine red fruits with plenty of new oak. Dry, fine-grained, focused, with just a touch of jammy, dried fruits.
Decanter Srebro 2022
IWC Bronze 2022
Vintage 2020
Premium dry red wine
Wine with a strong structure and expressed tannins. Aromas of dried fruits, Mediterranean herbs, prunes and carob. The palate is quite tannic and structured.
Decanter Silver 2024
Decanter Bronze 2023
IWC Comanded 2024
