ZELEN

ZELEN 2024

Vintage 2024 available soon.

Wine district:

Vipava Valley, SW SLOVENIA


Vintage:

2024

Variety:

100 % Zelen


Wineyard:

Manče, University of Nova Gorica estate, 1 ha


Soil:

marl


Wine Yield:

40 hl/ha


Harvesting:

hand-picked


Bottling:

January 2025


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Alcohol:

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Recomended serving temperature

12-14°C


Wine Technology:

Maceration of cooled grapes at 5°C, 5 hours long fermentation at controlled temperature between 15°C and 16°C. 3 months of resting on yeast with active batonaging. Filtered before bottling.


Wine Description:

Wine is fresh, slightly mineral with intense vegetative varietal note. Impressions of white flowers and dry herbs, grass, hay.


Food and Wine

Because of lightness recommended as aperitif, with all seafood, especially with raw carpaccio, shrimp, shell. Because of relatively high alcohol also with white meat.


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