Montenegrin Cabernet

0.75L/12.5%
Dark red ruby colour of the wine.On nose, noticeable, sweetish aromas of: blackberry, blackcurrants, sour cherry and cherry, complemented with the black pepper notes. Soft tannins, abundant in the wine, give fullness to the wine and lively acids make it very crispy.

Dark red ruby colour of the wine.On nose, noticeable, sweetish aromas of: blackberry, blackcurrants, sour cherry and cherry, complemented with the black pepper notes. Soft tannins, abundant in the wine, give the fullness to the wine and lively acids make it very crispy. On palate, the wine is rounded with distinct fruitiness  of the ripe, mature , red fruit which give this wine a sweetish, fresh aftertaste.

Serving
Temperature: 18 °C
Glass:

Food pairing
Dishes, made of the red meat, not so fatty, smoked prosciutto, fatty river and lake fish, grilled, white meats, all types of the grill and roasted meat, mature, hard cheese.

Awards
2016

Montenegrin Cabernet 2012, Gold medal, Vino Ljubljana, Slovenia

Montenegrin Cabernet 2012, Gold medal, International Fair Novi Sad, Serbia

2013

Montenegrin Cabernet 2009, Gold medal, Emozioni dal Mondo, Italy

2012

Montenegrin Cabernet 2009, Silver medal, AWC Vienna, Austria

Montenegrin Cabernet 2009, Gold medal, International Fair Novi Sad, Serbia

Montenegrin Cabernet 2009, Gold medal, Jadranski sajam Budva, Montenegro

2011

Montenegrin Cabernet 2009, Gold medal, International Fair Novi Sad, Serbia

Technical information

Harvest
Although the harvest 2014 was extremely hard due to abundant precipitations during September, it did not affect the variety Cabernet Sauvignon , regarding the fact that the grapes were picked before the beginning of the rainy period. Grapes were picked in the phase of their full, technological ripeness.

VITICULTURAL AREA: Valley of Lake Skadar, Podgorica’s viticultural area

LOCATION: Ćemovsko polje; microlocalities: Nikolj Crkva, Cijevna bunar 9 and Cijevna bunar 7

EXPOSITION: north-south

SOIL: shallow, skeletal soil, sun-drenched (over 2.500 hours annually)

PLANTING DENSITY: Plant density: on microlocalities Šipčanik and Cijevna bunar 9, 2.60×0.70 m and Nikolj crkva and Cijevna bunar 7 , 2.60×0.90 m

CULTIVATION: bilateral, horizontal cordon, unilateral Guyot

AVERAGE AGE OF GRAPEVINE: from 3 to 13 years

Technical information

GRAPE VARIETY: Cabernet Sauvignon
YIELD 9–11t/ha

HARVEST TIME: the first half of September

HARVEST METOD: manual

VINIFICATION: vinification in the inox tank

TEMPERATURE OF FERMENTATION: from 23 to 25 °C

DURATION OF FERMENTATION: 14–16 days

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: spontaneous

AGING: 80% inox tank, 20%  French oak big barrels

DURATION OF AGING: 2 years

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: alcohol–13,5 vol%, pH–3.56, total acids –5.20 g/l

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