Dalia Crna Tamjanika Brut Nature
Winery: Vinarija Dalia
Classification: Dry sparkling rose wine
Varietals: 100% Crna Tamjanika (aka Black Muscat)
Appellation: Rogljevo-Rajac, Negotin Valley, Timok Region, Serbia
Density & Yield: 4.500 vines/ha, 1.5 kg/vine
Annual Production: 1,000 bottles
Alcohol: 13%
Climate: Continental with hot dry summers and harsh winters, even though in the last three years has been experienced considerable increases in temperature and increasingly mild winters; the temperature often reaches 40 degrees in the shade.
Terrain: Southwest facing and 3 km from the Timok River. The soil is a mixture of clay, sand and silt, with a good limestone content, and very rich in nutrients. The vineyards are positioned on 150 meters in elevation, with an average of 265 sunny days a year. The strong day-night temperature variations allow an excellent technological and phenolic maturation of the grapes.
Farming: Organically farmed, in conversion since 2021.
Vinification: Hand harvested in late August, fermented with indigenous yeasts; 1 day skin contact and follows the sparkling traditional method; Aged on fine lees for 12 months. Roughly disgorged.
Winery Information
Vinarija Dalia
The story of Vinarija Dalia is a great one; One of the rebirth of ancient and forgotten Serbian wine regions and the journey of a young woman winemaker returning home and sparking a renaissance for authentic wines in her home.
The young winemaker Kristina Lukić at Vinarija Dalia, started learning how to make wine in Italy. After completing her studies in viticulture and oenology at the University of Udine, during which she completed her first two harvests in Sardinia and in Beaujolais, she started her journey around the world to enrich her cultural and professional knowledge.