Epoha
Description
| Year of manufacturing | 2018 |
| Wine variety | Merlot i Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Alcohol | 14.0% |
The wine, made in honour of 55 years of the company Plantaže. Jammy aromas of the black and blue fruit, interlaced with the spicy tones of the licorice with the hints of the dark chocolate and coffee. On taste elegant, complex and full bodied, with soft tannins and pleasant acids.
Serving
Temperature: 17 – 18 °C
Glass: Large short Goblet glass
Food pairing
Perfect for matching with the dishes,made of noble fish from Lake Skadar and the Adriatic basin, as well as with the specialties, made of the red meats (slowly roasted beef under the bell, stewed, lamb shoulder with rosemary). As for the international dishes, we recommend lasagne with bechamel sauce, pepperoni pizza, Bolognese sauce pasta.
Awards
2019
Epoha 2013, Silver medal, Decanter World Wine Awards
Epoha 2013, Silver medal, Mundus Vini
2018
Epoha 2012, Gold medal, Mundus vini
Epoha 2012, Gold medal, Gold medal, Vino Ljubljana
Epoha 2012, Gold medal, AWC, Vienna
Epoha 2012, Silver medal, BIWC, Sophia
Epoha 2012, Silver medal, Decanter Asia Wine Awards
Epoha 2012, Bronze medal, Decanter Word Wine Awards, Great Britain
Technical characteristic
Harvest
The year 2013 was extremely favourable, both for the white and red grape varieties. During vegetation, there were sufficient precipitations and during summer months without much precipitations.The grapes reached the stage of the full, technological ripeness.
Vineyard
| VITICULTURAL AREA | Podgorica subregion, Montenegrin basin of Lake Skadar |
| LOCATION | Ćemovsko polje, microlocalities :Nikolj crkva, Šipčanik, Cijevna bunar 7 and Cijevna bunar 9 |
| EXPOSITION | 50.41 ha north-south |
| SOIL | skeletal soil , sun- drenched (over 2.500 hours annually) |
| CULTIVATION | in Nikolj crkva bilateral, horizontal cordon and unilateral Guyout in Šipčanik, new plantation, Cijevna bunar 7, Cijevna bunar 9, 2.60×0.90 m on Bunar 12 |
| AVERAGE AGE OF GRAPEVINE | 3- 13 years |
Technical information
| GRAPE VARIETY | Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot |
| YIELD | 8-9 t/ha |
| HARVEST TIME | the first half of September |
| HARVEST METOD | manual |
| VINIFICATION | vinification in the inox tank |
| TEMPERATURE OF FERMENTATION | 23–25°C |
| DURATION OF FERMENTATION | 14–16 days |
| MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION | co-inoculation |
| AGING | 4 years in French oak barrels and one additional year in a bottle |
| DURATION OF AGING | 5 years |
| CHEMICAL ANALYSIS | alcohol–14.0 vol%, pH–3.54, total acids–5,60 g/l |
