Santa Lucia Cuvée Noir is our »super Istrian«, produced from local (Teran) and international (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon) grapes growing in our Santa Lucia vineyard: a formula for success. The colour is very deep ruby red, quite an expected feature from a Cabernet and Teran blend. It is intense on the nose, opulent, showing plenty of ripeness and warm climate black and red fruits. Quite spicy, with a touch of roasted coffee beans, oak and liquorice. It is dry on the palate, with a good level of acidities, full bodied, with lovely velvety texture and plenty of ripe grippy tannins. Intense and fierce, concentrated and multidimensional showing clear quality of Bordeaux varieties. Well done and sophisticated.
Santa Lucia Noir 2015
Grape variety: cabernet sauvignon 30%, merlot 50%, teran 20%
- Category: dry red wines
- Wine-growing area: West Istria, Croatia
- Vineyard: single vineyard Santa Lucia
- Age of vineyard: 10 – 12 years
- Altitude of vineyard: 240 m
- Vineyard orientation: southwest
- Soil composition: flysch, limestone, clay
- Harvested: by hand
- Vinification: manual grape selection of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Teran. Maceration 20-40 days.
- Aging: barrique 18 months, inox 6 months
- Maturation in bottles: 24 months
- Alcohol by volume: 15,0% vol
- Total acidity: 5,7 g/l
- Unfermented sugar: 3,5 g/l
- Bottle size: 0,75l
- Serving temperature: 18°C