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Corona Grande 2022
This is our basic dessert wine that comes from the namesake vineyard. It is a blend of Malvasia Istriana and White Muscat with a smaller percentage of a rare local variety called Ulovina. Corona Grande is a late harvest wine, with grapes additionally dried up to three months after the harvest to concentrate the sugar and balance the acidity at the optimum level. The result is a very sweet wine with a dense texture and a delicious finish.
0.375l
10 °C
18,60 EUR (140,14 HRK)
Technical data:
Vineyard area: Istria, Motovun
Vineyard name: Corona grande (Malvasia, Ulovina), San Salvatore (Muscat)
Ground type: Flysch (white soil and marl with a very small percentage of clay)
Vineyard age: Flysch (white soil and marl with a very small percentage of clay)
Altitude: From 330 to 400 m
Yields: 6 tons per hectare
Harvest type: By hand
Vinification: Natural air-drying of grapes in a covered open-air space for 3 months, followed by maceration and fermentation for 10 to 15 days on wild yeast, pressing and a few more months of fermentation in stainless steel tank at the temperature of 10 to 13 °C
Maturation: 1 year in stainless steel tank after fermentation
Maturation in the bottle: 1 year
Analytical data: Alcohol 13,5%, total acidity 6,0 g, residual sugar 122,5 g, pH 3.49
Year: 2022
It was generally a warm year, almost droughty, with little rain from March to August, then some more rainfall in September, but a very dry October. In terms of the vegetative cycle, there was somewhat less lushness, but a high concentration of sugar and moderate yield. Since the harvesting time was before the September rains, the grapes were eventually very healthy. The harvest took place in early September.
Description:
Deep and dark golden colour. Exceptionally aromatic on the nose, sweet and lively on the palate. Excellent balance between the acidity and sweetness. In this blend, Malvasia gives the body, White Muscat adds the aroma, and Ulovina provides freshness. The smell is intense and rich, Muscat aromas mixed with raisins, dried apricots and peach jam. The taste is very sweet and dense, concentrated, both lively and opulent, with a long finish, seductively calling for another sip.
Gastronomic recommendation:
With fresh fruit like strawberries, slices of apple, nuts like almonds and cashews. Also, with softer and more aromatic cheeses, like white mould cheese.
