Oslavje 2003 English

Wine composition: 40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Grigio and 30% Sauvignon.

Vintage: only hand-made vintage in baskets, from September 3^rd thru 15^th. Early vintage was due to the very hot and dry weather.

Wine-making: After taking off the grape stalks, the grape is put in oak vats, where maceration is held without any temperature control or chemical yeasts adding. The Pinot Grigio grapes only stay in contact with the skins 24 hours, then the must is added to the Chardonnay and Sauvignon grapes that are already macerating. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation vats are filled and the wine stays in contact with the skins thru December.

Cask aging: After racking the wine rests in casks (25 to 35 hl capacity), for about 36 months: in the meantime more than one racking could be necessary.

During all these processes no type of chemical preservative is added to the wine.

Racking in bottles: Racking was made without any filtration or clarification, IN THE EARLY SEPTEMBER 2006, in bottles of 1,00 l and 0,50 l, with no preservative adding. Sulphur dioxide traces in our wines are produced during fermentation by the yeasts. This is an all-natural process.

ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION:

Colour: intense yellow with dark golden nuances, a bit veiled in the glass.

Fragrance: complex, persistent with undernotes of ripe fruits and acacia honey.

Taste: ample, persistent and salty, at the same time sweetly tannic, elegant and spicy. In the aftertaste undernotes of peach and ripe cherry.

We remind you that these wines must be served at the same temperature as red wines, and not kept in the refrigerator.