The Winery Zlatan Otok of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija of Dalmatian Coast

Winery Zlatan Otok - Plavac Grand Cru
The winery offers 64 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Dalmatian Coast.
It is located in Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija in the region of Dalmatian Coast

The Winery Zlatan Otok is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 64 wines for sale in of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Zlatan Otok wines

Looking for the best Winery Zlatan Otok wines in Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Zlatan Otok 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 Zlatan Otok wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Zlatan Otok

How Winery Zlatan Otok wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, eggplant moussaka with lamb or bruschette (large toasted bread).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

On the nose the red wine of Winery Zlatan Otok. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cola, cedar or non oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

  • 2007With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.05/5

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

  • Plavac Mali
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Babic
  • Babica
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija

The wine region of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija is located in the region of Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Matusko or the Domaine Dubokovic produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija are Plavac mali, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija often reveals types of flavors of cherry, salt or stone and sometimes also flavors of cheese, grass or honey.

We currently count 46 estates and châteaux in the of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija, producing 180 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese.

The top white wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Zlatan Otok

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

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

On the nose the white wine of Winery Zlatan Otok. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, melon or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, dried fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.66/5

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

  • Posip Bijeli
  • Bogdanusa
  • Trebbiano Toscano

Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali

Croatian Dalmatia more precisely. It can also be found in Greece (Macedonia), Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania. According to genetic analyses conducted by the California University of Davis (United States), it is the result of an intraspecific cross between zinfandel (called crljenak kastelanski or pribidag in Croatia) and dobricic, another Croatian grape variety that is now somewhat endangered. - Synonyms: pagadebit veliki, sarak, zelenak (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

The top pink wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Zlatan Otok

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

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Zlatan Otok. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Zlatan Otok

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.24/5

The word of the wine: Interknot

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).

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Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News about Winery Zlatan Otok and wines from the region

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Our feet crunched through layers of dry oak leaves as we climbed a pebbly path towards the vineyards behind the farmhouse. Roots go deep here. Not just the tall oaks and squat vines, but families too. I walked the vineyards at Mas de Libian with Hélène Thibon, but it was her father Jean-Pierre that greeted me when I arrived. Hélène’s sister Catherine was out front with Bambi the horse, ploughing the sandier plots. Later, we tasted in the winery with Hélène’s son Aurélien. Three generations of a ...

The word of the wine: Interknot

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).

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