The Winery Vina Cattunar of Istra

Winery Vina Cattunar - Amanti
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 96 of the estates of Istra.
It is located in Istra

The Winery Vina Cattunar is one of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Istra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vina Cattunar wines

Looking for the best Winery Vina Cattunar wines in Istra among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vina Cattunar 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 Vina Cattunar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vina Cattunar

How Winery Vina Cattunar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, english tuna croque-monsieur or gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

On the nose the white wine of Winery Vina Cattunar. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5

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

  • Malvazija Istarska
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • 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 red wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vina Cattunar

How Winery Vina Cattunar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of flemish beer stew, lamb tagine with prunes or tunisian tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

On the nose the red wine of Winery Vina Cattunar. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

  • 2006With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Terrano
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Vina Cattunar

How Winery Vina Cattunar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken pie or tarte tatin.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Vina Cattunar.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)

After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).

The top pink wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Vina Cattunar

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

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Vina Cattunar. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Terrano

Discover the grape variety: Terrano

This is a very old grape variety cultivated in particular in the Istria region of Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. It can also be found in the Republic of Macedonia. In France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with refosco dal peduncolo rosso, it looks somewhat like it, especially since its synonyms are refosco del Carso or refosco d' Istria.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Vina Cattunar

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

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Vina Cattunar. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Vina Cattunar

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The word of the wine: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vina Cattunar

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 Vina Cattunar.

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 Vina Cattunar and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)

After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).