Vukušić BonBon
Winery: Voštinić – Klasnić
Classification: Dry red wine
Varietals: 100% Plavac Mali
Appellation: Pojezerje, Dalmatia, Croatia
Density and Yield: Granica micro location, single vineyard (4,000 vines), 24.4 m; 1.5 kg/vine
Annual Production: 1,500 bottles
Alcohol: 12.2%
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 beginning of October from 25 year old vines, and direct pressed into stainless steel seeing 3-5 days of skin maceration. The wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation and rests for 6 months before bottling with minimal sulfur additions.
Tasting Notes: BonBon is a wine that represents a new generation of Plavac Mali, to show that Plavac can be much more than a big red, but to show its fresh and softer side, and create something for our family to drink and not get bored.
It is fresh and fruity with aromas of raspberry bonbons, and serves as a great aperitif or a thirst quenching red to complement various grilled dishes on a hot day.
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.