Basina Tribidrag
Winery: Bura-Mrgudić
Classification: Dry Red Wine
Varietals: 100% zinfandel (Tribidrag)
Appellation: Peljesac peninsula, Dalmatia, Croatia
Density & Yield: 9,000 vines/ha; 1.2 kg/vine
Annual Production: 2,000 Bottles
Climate: Mediterranean, with dry and hot summers, and mild winters.
Terrain: Extremely steep slopes facing the Adriatic sea. Southern exposure, windy, 200-400m asl
Farming: Vineyards are fully organic and are the truest expression of the microclimate and land of Croatia’s southern Dalmatian coast. No irrigation, spraying only with sulfur in April
Vinification: Manual harvest, destemmed, naturally fermented with native yeasts in open vats with manual punchdowns, 8 days maceration. 6 months in 225-liter used French oak barrels, coarse filtration, one year in bottles before release.
Tasting Notes: This Tribidrag wine comes from a renewed famed vineyard site with indigenous croatian varietal Tribidrag / Zinfandel / Crljenak on the west end of Peljesac peninsula. Grapes were picked in August, during early mornings. This wine is powerful yet elegant with great freshness and drinkability. Rich, deep and fruity wine with softer tannins and light complexity.
Enjoy it with stews, red meat roasts, wild fowl, venison, roasted lamb and potatoes with rosemary and Dalmatian herbs, cured meats, hard and aged cheeses, grilled steak meats, burgers, and grilled blue fish.
Winery Information
Bura-Mrgudić
The Bura family has one of the longest traditions of winemaking in Dingač and Croatia as a whole, spanning over sixteen generations -- since the year 1410!