Zlatan Plavac, Plavac Mali GC, 2008
Country: Croatian
Year: 2008
Type: Red wine
Grape: Plavac Mali
The self-proclaimed Grand Cru is produced by Zlatan Plenkovic from the premium juice of more than fifty-year-old Plavac Mali vines, and aged for 18 months in new barriques. It is a powerful example of the grape, with high extract and tannin, that will develop nicely with age - one of the highest quality examples of Plavac Mali available in Croatia, and produced in limited quantities.
Tasting Notes:
This big, inky wine offers heady black fruit on the nose, along with a mild sweet oak. Strong tannins and a full body support incredibly concentrated black cherry, plum, and blueberry fruit on the palate, along with earth and tobacco. The oak is well integrated, for an excellent overall balance.
