Wines made from Plavac mali grapes of Croatia - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Plavac mali as a single variety or as a blend of Croatia.
More informations about the variety Plavac mali
Croatian Dalmatia more precisely. It can also be found in Greece (Macedonia), Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania. According to genetic analyses conducted by the California University of Davis (United States), it is the result of an intraspecific cross between zinfandel (called crljenak kastelanski or pribidag in Croatia) and dobricic, another Croatian grape variety that is now somewhat endangered. - Synonyms: pagadebit veliki, sarak, zelenak (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
More informations about the wines of Croatia
Croatia is an important wine-producing country on the Adriatic Sea, at the western end of Europe's Balkan Peninsula. Formerly Part of Yugoslavia, it borders Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Export trade, although modest, has grown over the past two decades. The main Croatian styles are Dry white wines of Grasevina (WelschRiesling) and Malvasia, and rustic, Full-bodied red wines.
What are the typical flavors of the Plavac mali grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 56% of Plavac mali
- OakPresent in 52% of Plavac mali
- Red fruitPresent in 50% of Plavac mali
- EarthPresent in 39% of Plavac mali
- Non oakPresent in 36% of Plavac mali
- SpicesPresent in 32% of Plavac mali
- Dried fruitPresent in 18% of Plavac mali
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Plavac mali
- FloralPresent in 4% of Plavac mali
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Plavac mali
- OakyPresent in 2% of Plavac mali
- PlumPresent in 2% of Plavac mali
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Plavac mali
- CherryPresent in 2% of Plavac mali
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Plavac mali
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Plavac mali
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Plavac mali
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Plavac mali
- YeastPresent in 1% of Plavac mali
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Plavac mali