Winery Badel 1862Plavac
Red wine
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Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Plavac of Winery Badel 1862 in the region of Dalmatian Coast often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of plum, raspberry or yeast.
Details and technical informations about Winery Badel 1862's Plavac.
Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Plavac from Winery Badel 1862 are 2018, 2017, 2013, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Badel 1862
The Winery Badel 1862 is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija
Central and southern Croatian Dalmatia, coast and islands (Hvar, Brač, Korčula, Pelješac), extreme slopes on limestone karst above the Adriatic. Signature Plavac Mali as king red (parent of Zinfandel): powerful and sunlit with black mulberry, dried fig, candied cherry, garrigue, leather, tobacco and an iodine-balsamic touch, firm tannins and warm palate — peaking in Dingač and Postup on Pelješac. Mediterranean Pošip and Grk whites. Full-bodied iodine wines.
The wine region of Dalmatian Coast
Croatia's Adriatic coast, native identity grapes in full revival. Signature Plavac Mali: powerful, sun-soaked reds with notes of candied blackberry, black plum, dried fig, garrigue, tobacco and spices, firm tannins and a warm palate — at its peak in Dingač and Postup (Pelješac). Also dense Babić. Ample, aromatic Pošip whites (pear, honey, fennel), lively Maraština, mineral Debit.
The word of the wine: Friand
A light, easy-drinking wine with an immediate and fresh fruitiness.
