ROJAC Malvazija 2022
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Technical Information
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Location | Baredi, Slovenska Istra, Slovenia |
| Vineyard(s) | Raven |
| Grape Variety(ies) | Malvazija Istriana (Istrian Malvasia) |
| Appellation | ZGP, Controlled Geographic Origin |
| Expositions | Bottom of a slope and slope, South East |
| Altitude | 150 - 180 m |
| Soil | Eocene flysch, originating from sea sediments with layers of limestone |
| Training System | Single guyot |
| Plants Density (average) | 5500 vines/ha (2 m x 0,8 m) |
| Year(s) the Vines Were Planted | 1994 – 2004 |
| Yield per Plant/Ha (average) | 1.5 kg/vine, 8250 kg/ha |
| Harvest Period | First week of September, manual harvesting in the early morning hours due to the need to work with cool grapes |
| Fermentation Tanks | Stainless Steel |
| Fermentation Temperature | Controlled at 13 °C |
| Maceration | None, from the time of harvest to gentle pressing passes less than one hour |
| Employed Yeasts | Inoculated fermentation, no cultivated yeasts added but with a boiling tip |
| Malolactic Fermentation | None |
| Ageing | 6 months in Stainless Steel; bottled in March 2017 using the moon calendar/at the right moon phase |
| Fining and/or Filtration | Organic bentonite clarified, first and only slight (rough) filtration pre bottling |
| Alcohol by Volume | 12% vol |
| Biological or Biodynamical Cultivation | Certified biological farming, some biodynamic operations |
| First Vintage Bottled | 1994 |
| Ageing Potential | 20 years |
| Serving Temperature | 12 – 14 °C |