Wines made from Plavac mali grapes of Vardar Valley
Discover the best wines made with Plavac mali as a single variety or as a blend of Vardar Valley.
Powerful and alcoholic reds with an inky colour, firm tannins and a dense palate, on intense aromas of blackberry, candied plum, fig, Mediterranean garrigue (bay, rosemary), spices and balsamic notes. Excellent ageing potential. Star of the Dalmatian appellations Dingač and Postup on the vertiginous slopes of the Pelješac peninsula, also in Hvar and Brač. Native Croatian variety, a natural offspring of Crljenak Kaštelanski (ancestor of Zinfandel) × Dobričić.
Major wine corridor of North Macedonia (Vardar Valley, 83% of national wine production, 270 days of sun, crossed Mediterranean-continental-mountain microclimates). Vranec is the absolute signature: powerful and inky red with intense black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry and a characteristic tannic-fleshy edge — deeper colour and tannin than Cabernet. Star districts: Tikveš, Skopje, Veles and Gevgelija. Natural wind corridor.