The Winery Cuj of Istra

Winery Cuj - Baština
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 84 of the estates of Istra.
It is located in Istra

The Winery Cuj is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Istra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cuj wines

Looking for the best Winery Cuj wines in Istra among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cuj wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Cuj wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Cuj

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cuj

How Winery Cuj wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, sea bream fillets with capers or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cuj

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cuj. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cuj

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cuj.

  • Malvasia
  • Chardonnay
  • Malvazija Istarska
  • Muscat Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Istra

The wine region of Istra of Croatia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Meneghetti or the Domaine Medea produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Istra are Terrano, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Istra often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, quince or hay and sometimes also flavors of grass, honeysuckle or truffle.

We currently count 111 estates and châteaux in the of Istra, producing 627 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Istra go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

The top pink wines of Winery Cuj

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cuj

How Winery Cuj wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of brazilian feijoada or roast doe in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cuj

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cuj. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cuj

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cuj.

  • Merlot
  • Hrvatica
  • Tarrango

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.

The top red wines of Winery Cuj

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cuj

How Winery Cuj wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cuj.

  • Terrano

The word of the wine: Bracket

Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cuj

Planning a wine route in the of Istra? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cuj.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Cuj and wines from the region

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Some Châteauneufs are more reliable than others. When I visit the region to taste the new vintage every year, Domaine de la Janasse’s cuvée Vieilles Vignes regularly features among the best. It’s a particularly dense and concentrated wine when young, and it always strikes me that, even for Châteauneuf, it’s a wine that needs extended ageing to show its best. I was keen to acquire a more complete understanding of how this cuvée develops, so I visited brother-and-sister team Isabelle and Christoph ...

Walls: a drink with Château de Beaucastel’s César Perrin

The Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainable viticulture. They converted their 100ha estate to organics as early as 1950; biodynamics in 1974. And when it comes to facing the climate crisis, they’re not standing still; refurbishing cellars, planting trees, championing ancient varieties and developing new techniques in the vineyard. Winemaker César Perrin explains… ‘The main reason we decided to construct a new ...

Napa Valley ‘micro-wineries’ prepare for brave new era

Twenty-five producers joined forces to create a non-profit called Save the Family Farms, which lobbied the Napa County Board of Supervisors to create the new category. In March 2022, the board unanimously approved the ‘micro-winery’ ordinance, providing craft producers in the region with a vital lifeline – it will make it easier for them to bring their wines to market, while also permitting them to host tastings for the first time. The ordinance came into effect in May, and the region’s sm ...

The word of the wine: Bracket

Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.