Croatian

Babić (bah-bich) is an indigenous grape variety of Northern Dalmatia. While the grape is believed to be related to Dobricić and Plavac Mali, Babić wine is softer and smoother. Like other Dalmatian red varietals, Babić thrives in poor stony soils on the Southern slopes facing the Adriatic Sea. Dry Red Wine, 13% by vol., ph 4.8g/l, total SO2 72
Color: Ruby-red
Soil: Limestone and dolomite on karst base
Altitude: 200-300 meters a.s.l.
Harvest: Manual
Maturing: 12 months in large oak casks
Tasting note: Dark fruit, plum, tobacco and dried herbs. Medium body, smooth, pleasant acidity and limestone minerality. Serve at 60-65F

Dry Red Wine
14% by vol., ph 3.83 g/l, total SO2 70
Color: Ruby-granite
Soil: Limestone and dolomite on karst base
Altitude: 200-300 meters a.s.l.
Harvest: Manual
Maturing: 6 months in barrique oak casks
Tasting note: Warm, sweet spices, dark fruit, plum, figs,
tobacco and dried herbs.
Medium-full body, smooth, great balance, long finish. Serve at 60-65F

The Bura family has been making wine on the Peljesac for five generations. Here, Niko Bura continues to raise Plavac Mali by hand in the vineyards of Dingac and Postup, and vinify the grapes at his cellars just over the mountains, reached by a famous one-lane tunnel that connects the precipitous grape-growing slopes with the inland valley. Bura Plavac Mali is produced in limited amounts from slightly raisined grapes vinified with natural yeasts and matured in French barrique for 12 months, then bottled unfiltered.

Tasting Notes
Bura Plavac Mali is a masculine wine of high extract and up to 15% alcohol, with intense black fruit on the nose, along with pine and a note of dry hay. The wine is full-bodied with ample acidity and tannin to support the lush, creamy black fruit including figs and blueberry jam and earthy notes of the palate. This extravagant wine is a natural match for the lamb dishes of its home country, and pairs well, too, with venison, hearty roasts and complex stews.

The traditional notion that the Welschriesling grape is not used for premium wine is history! In Croatia, wine makers - and Ivan Enjingi in particular - have shaped this grape into an elegant wine for the discerning palate. This late-harvest Grasevina is a silky-smooth dry wine, with a full body and a palate of warm autumn fruit. Grasevina is versatile with food: Try it with poultry, pork, omelets and grains.

The traditional notion that the Welschriesling grape is not used for premium wine is history! In Cloatia, wine makers - and Ivan Enjingi in particular - have shaped this grape into an elegant wine for the discerning palate. This late-harvest Grasevina is a silky-smooth dry wine, with a full body and a palate of warm autumn fruit. Grasevina is versatile with food: Try it with poultry, pork, omelets and grains.

In the slim eastern stretch of Croatia, between Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina, is the region of Slavonia and the Valis Aurea, the Golden Valley. It is here, in Croatia’s breadbasket, that Ivan Enjingi creates his masterful, expressive, award-winning wines. His vineyards include some of the best in the Golden Valley around Kutjevo, where white wine is predominant. German Riesling is a late-ripening grape, and grown well it is capable of producing complex wines that age. Enjingi Rhine Riesling is just that! This late-harvest wine offers concentrated fruit and honey flavors and a silky, almost oily texture, and finishes with a musky earthiness.

A barrique-nurtured blend of Riesling, Traminac, Pinot Gris, Welschriesling and Sauvignon Blanc, Venje (1998) was selected by Decanter magazine from several thousand wines from every wine-producing country and pronounced overall champion in the category “white blended wine under £10.” This fascinating, medium-bodied wine has aromas of white fruit, joined by a slightly oily, mineral quality on the palate. The oak influence is very subtle, with only a touch of the oxidative flavor that is sought with barrique maturation. This sophisticated white is produced only in ideal years

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Zweigelt - a red variety created in 1922 by crossing St. Laurent and Frankovka, Zweigelt is a vigorous vine and yield control is crucial to produce high-quality wine. Enjingi Zweigelt is ruby-red, with a beautiful palate of currants, aromatic herbs and bayleaf.

Dried apple and autumn fruit aromas combined with mouthwatering acidity and minerality create a unique Graševina that is fresh and crisp, yet complex and full-bodied.

Tucked in an elbow of the Adriatic between Istria and the Croatian mainland is the windswept island of Krk, where the indigenous Zlahtina grape produces light, refreshing white wines that are in high demand when summer travelers arrive on the Croatian coastline each year. On the red soil of the inland plain near the medieval town of Vrbnik, Anton Katunar and his son produce perhaps the most highly regarded examples of Zlahtina, in addition to Syrah-based reds.

This pleasantly rustic, medium-bodied wine has bright berry fruit and was matured in large neutral oak barrels, perfect for a picnic or barbecue.