The best wines of Montenegro

Discover the best wines of Montenegro as well as the best winemakers of Montenegro and estates of Montenegro to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Montenegro and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Montenegro by region

Looking for a good wine of Montenegro among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Montenegro. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Montenegro with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Montenegro

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Want to buy a red wine of Montenegro cheap or sell a red wine of Montenegro at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Montenegro

Red wines from the region of Montenegro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, lamb tagine with honey and onions or duck fillets with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Montenegro

On the nose the red wine of the region of Montenegro. often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or cassis and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or prune.

The best vintages in red wine of Montenegro

  • 2019With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Montenegro

  • Vranac
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Montenegro

A wine route planned in the region of Montenegro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Montenegro.

Discovering the wine region of Montenegro

Montenegro is a small country located in the western Balkan Peninsula, with a coastline on the Adriatic Sea. Formerly Part of communist and then federal Yugoslavia, it was part of a union with Serbia from 2003 to 2006. The wine industry is best known for its intense, deeply coloured red wine, produced from the Vranac Grape. There are also a number of grape brandy distilleries.

Well-made Vranac is at its best after several years in the bottle, and with judicious use of oak, Montenegrin Vranac can rival the Powerful wines of southern France. It can also exhibit a fresh acid Balance rarely seen across the water in Puglia - a trait conferred by the cooler altitudes at which vines can be grown in Montenegro. Other red varieties grown here include red Bordeaux grapes, Syrah, Sangiovese and Kratosija. The latter is a synonym for Tribidrag, of which Crljenak Kasteljanski, Primitivo and Zinfandel are clonal variants.

Today, it plays only a minor role. Various international white grapes are grown (Chardonnay is sometimes called Sardone here), as well as the Balkan specialty, Smederevka. A typical southern European country, the Montenegrin landscape is relatively Dry, mountainous and definitely Mediterranean. The culture of viticulture and winemaking has been established here for a Long time.

Great white wines of Montenegro

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Montenegro

White wines from the region of Montenegro go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the tartiflette wrap, leek and tuna pie or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Montenegro

On the nose the white wine of the region of Montenegro. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or floral and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth.

The best vintages in white wine of Montenegro

  • 2019With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.39/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Montenegro

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Malvasia
  • Krstac
  • Morava

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Montenegro

A wine route planned in the region of Montenegro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Montenegro.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc

Great sparkling wines of Montenegro

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Montenegro

Sparkling wines from the region of Montenegro go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Montenegro

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Montenegro. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Montenegro

  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Montenegro

  • Chardonnay
  • Krstac

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Montenegro

A wine route planned in the region of Montenegro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Montenegro.

    The word of the wine: Dismantling

    After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.

    Great pink wines of Montenegro

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    Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Montenegro

    Pink wines from the region of Montenegro go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of summer tuna quiche, valencian paella or chicken fajitas.

    Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Montenegro

    On the nose the pink wine of the region of Montenegro. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

    The best vintages in pink wine of Montenegro

    • 2013With an average score of 3.65/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.49/5
    • 2018With an average score of 3.48/5
    • 2016With an average score of 3.43/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.38/5
    • 2017With an average score of 3.34/5

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Montenegro

    • Cabernet Sauvignon
    • Vranac
    • Grenache Blanc
    • Black Muscat

    The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Montenegro

    A wine route planned in the region of Montenegro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Montenegro.

    Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

    The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

    Great sweet wines of Montenegro

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    Want to buy a sweet wine of Montenegro cheap or sell a sweet wine of Montenegro at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Montenegro

    Sweet wines from the region of Montenegro go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, coulibiac of salmon or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Montenegro

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Montenegro. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Montenegro

    • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5
    • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
    • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Montenegro

    • Vranac
    • Chardonnay
    • Krstac
    • Grenache Blanc

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Montenegro

    A wine route planned in the region of Montenegro? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Montenegro.

    The word of the wine: Disorder

    Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

    News from the vineyard of Montenegro

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