Description
Wine variety | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alcohol | 13.5% |
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 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: Universal red wine 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.
Vineyard
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 |