Vranac Reserve
Description
| Year of manufacturing | 2016 |
| Wine variety | Vranac |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
Vranac that is produced in the best harvests only. Upon aging in the wooden vats and aging in the bottle (3-5 years), the wine develops its full, specific and very recognizable bouquet. The wine of dark, red ruby colour, On nose, it is ripe and with intense aromas of the forest fruit. The taste of the wine is very rich, warm and ripe, prevailing jammy notes of the forest fruit, interlaced with the aromas of: coffee, tobacco, sweet vanilla and dried figs. Impressive, long, strong and pleasant aftertaste.
Serving
Temperature: 18-20 C
Glass: Large tulip red wine glass
Food pairing
This wine matches best with the beefsteak, pork ,prosciutto, smoked meat, noble, semi-hard cheese as well as cheese with noble mold and also with many types of the chocolate desserts
Awards
2019
Vranac Reserve 2013, Gold medal, Decanter World Wine Awards, London
Vranac Reserve 2013, Gold medal, Mundus Vini, Noistat
Vranac Rserve 2013, Gold medal, CWSA, Hong Kong
Vranac Rserve 2013, Silver medal, AWC Vienna
2018
Vranac Reserve 2011, Gold medal, AWC, Vienna
Vranac Reserve 2011, Gold medal, Vino Ljubljana
Vranac Reserve, Silver medal, Decanter World Wine Awards
Vranac Reserve 201, Silver medal, Decanter Asia World Wine Awards
Vranac Reserve, Silver medal, BIWC, Sophia
2017
Vranac Reserve 2011, Silver medal, Decanter, Great Britain
2016
Vranac Reserve – 92 points (silver medal) Decanter Asia Wine Awards, Hong Kong
Vranac Reserve 2009, Grand Gold medal, International Fair Novi Sad, Serbia
2015
Vranac Reserve 2007, Gold medal, Vino Ljubljana, Slovenia
2014
Vranac Reserve 2007, Gold medal, Vino Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013
Vranac Reserve 2005, Bronze medal, Decanter Word Wine Awards, Great Britain
Vranac Reserve 2005, Gold medal, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Belgium
Vranac Reserve 2005, Gold medal, Mundus Vini, Germany
Vranac Reserve 2005, Silver medal, Decanter Asia Wine Awards, Hong Kong
Vranac Reserve 2005, Gold medal, AWC Vienna, Austria
2012
Vranac Reserve 2005, Silver medal, AWC Vienna, Austria
Vranac Reserve 2005, Gold medal, MONDE SELECTION, Belgium
Vranac Reserve 2005, Grand gold medal, The China Wine Awards, Hong Kong
Vranac Reserve 2005, Gold medal, International Fair Novi Sad, Serbia
Vranac Reserve 2005, Gold medal, Jadranski sajam Budva, Montenegro
2011
Vranac Reserve 2004, Grand gold medal, BeoWine Fair, Serbia
Vranac Reserve 2004, Bronze medal, Decanter, Great Britain
Vranac Reserve 2004, Gold medal, Mundus Vini, German
Vranac Reserve 2004, Gold medal, China Wine Awards, China
Vranac Reserve 2004, Gold medal, Jadranski sajam Budva, Monetengro
Vranac Reserve 2004, Gold medal, International Fair Novi Sad, Serbia
2010
Vranac Reserve 2004, Gold medal, VINOVITA, Croatia
Vranac Reserva 2004, Gold medal, Gast Mix, Croatia
Vranac Reserva 2004, Gold medal, Jadranski sajam Budva, Monetengro
Technical characteristic
Harvest
The Year of 2013 was very favorable for both white and red grape varieties. During the vegetation period, there was a required level of precipitation for maturing of plants, while there was no significant rainfall during summer months. Grapes has reached full technological maturity.
Vineyard
| VITICULTURAL AREA | Valley of Lake Skadar, Podgorica’s viticultural area
|
| LOCATION | Ćemovsko polje; microlocalities: Airport and Šipčanik |
| EXPOSITION | North-South |
| SOIL | shallow, skeletal |
| PLANTING DENSITY | 2.80×0.90 m
|
| CULTIVATION | unilateral and bilateral Guyot |
| AVERAGE AGE OF GRAPEVINES | from 3 to 36 years |
Technical information
| GRAPE VARIETY | Vranac |
| YIELD | 6–8 t/ha |
| HARVEST TIME | second half of Septembar |
| HARVEST METOD | manual |
| VINIFICATION | alchocol fermentation in the inox tanks, MLF in barrique barrels |
| TEMPERATURE OF FERMENTATION | from 25 to 27 °C |
| DURATION OF FERMENTATION | 12–14 days |
| MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION | Inoculation of bacteria for MLF |
| AGING | 15 to 18 months in barrique barrels, additional 3 years in a bottle |
| DURATION OF AGING | 4 to 5 years |
| CHEMICAL ANALYSIS | alcohol–14.5 %vol, pH–3.56, total acids–6.0 g/l |
