Vukušić Jezero
Winery: Voštinić – Klasnić
Classification: Dry red wine
Varietals: 25% Plavac Mali, 25% Plavka (aka Plavina), 25% Vranac, 25% Trnjak
Appellation: Pojezerje, Dalmatia, Croatia
Density and Yield: Draga,single vineyard (10,000 vines), 23.1 m and Podgorica (1,000 vines), 23.3 m; 1.5 kg/vine @ 30-60 year old vines
Annual Production: 3,000 bottles
Alcohol: 13%
Climate: Mediterranean, with dry and hot summers, and mild winters.
Terrain: Vineyards on valley plains in northern part of Pojezerje on calcocambisol and fluvisol soil.
Farming: Practicing organic. The vineyards have no irrigation, and spraying is done only with sulfites and copper, if needed.
Vinification: All grapes are hand-picked at the end of September and pressed into stainless steel, seeing 8-10 days of skin maceration. The wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation and is transferred to 225L Slavonian oak barrels for up to 1 year before bottling with minimal sulfur additions.
Tasting Notes: Jezero (yeh-zair-oh) - literally translated to lake - is named after that the dramatic growing region in the mountain valley that was historically created by spilling the lake to make for a rich and fertile growing region.
Jezero is a "village" blend consisting of all the indigenous red varieties grown in the vineyards, with each varietal complementing each other harmoniously and making for a deep and rustic, but also extremely drinkable blend, perfect for wild game or rich red meat dishes, red sauce pastas, or for cool weather sipping.
For the family, when the weather changes this deep yet drinkable red blend powers them through the winter. To have something authentic, rich, yet unburdening and highly drinkable, the family came up with the Jezero blend.
Winery Information
Vukušić
Vukušić (pronounced: Voo-koo-shitsch) is a small family winery that has been producing wine for generations in Pojezerje (poe-yeh-zher-yeh) region. The location is a stunning valley inland in Dalmatia, where farming started in the family nearly 5 generations ago, when the Jezero (lake) was historically spilled for fields to be created.