Winery PiquentumTerre
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Terre of Winery Piquentum in the region of Istra often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piquentum's Terre.
Discover the grape variety: Posip
A very old grape variety grown in Croatia, on the island of Korcula in southern Dalmatia. It is said to be the result of a natural cross between two Croatian grape varieties, zlatarica blatska and bratkovina. It should not be confused with furmint, which has the synonym posip. Today, Posip can be found throughout Croatia and neighbouring countries... in France it is almost unknown, yet it seems interesting in the production of different/original white wines to discover.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terre from Winery Piquentum are 2014, 2012, 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Piquentum
The Winery Piquentum is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Istra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
