Bura Dingac Plavac MalI, 2006
Country: Croatian
Year: 2006
Type: Red wine
Grape: Plavac Mali
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.
