Winery Saints HillsSv Roko
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Sv Roko of the Winery Saints Hills is in the top 50 of wines of Croatia and in the top 10 of wines of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sv Roko of Winery Saints Hills in the region of Dalmatian Coast often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Saints Hills's Sv Roko.
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 Sv Roko from Winery Saints Hills are 2012, 2016, 2011, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Saints Hills
The Winery Saints Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: Powdery mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.
