Cuvée Ana 2018 - Mlečnik

Cuvée Ana - Mlečnik

The Cuvée Ana is named after Valter's grandmother. The idea of ​​creating this wine comes from the fact that it offers a wine similar to the one produced before 1989. In fact, it produced a wine that was a blend of three varieties; Friulian Tocai (now Sauvignonasse), Ribolla and Malvasia. Today, in addition to these varieties, Chardonnay is also added. Cuvée Ana has a maceration on the skins that lasts from 3 to 4 days according to the vintage. It is refined in large oak barrels of different sizes, from 500 to 3000 liters. Cuvée Ana has a beautiful orange clamor. The nose has aromas of dried fruit, aromatic plants such as laurel and thyme, spicy notes, iodine, smoke and nuts. In the mouth has a full body and broad, with a strong tannins, fruit of maceration, with a juicy character and balanced acidity.

Service

If you want to enjoy this wine in optimal conditions, we suggest you open the bottle a few hours before consumption and serve it at a temperature of 16/18 °.

Pairing

Excellent to combine with pasta dishes with vegetables, fish dishes, to try with a brodetto alla gradese.

Cellar: Mlečnik

The Mlečnik farm is located on the western side of the Vipava valley, and was founded in 1920 by the energetic Angel, the grandfather of the current owner Valter. The latter joins the company in 1983, and immediately specializes in making quality wines, with the utmost respect for tradition and nature, without ruining the harmony of the substances in the product. Today Valter cultivates 9 hectares of vineyard planted principalmete in Chardonnay, Rebula, Sauvignonasse, Istrian Malvasia, Pinela and Merlot from which it produces an average of 12,000 bottles a year. A few bottles because Valter adopts low yield pruning techniques to allow the vines to be naturally more resistant to diseases and pests. The whole process of wine production, from the cultivation of grapes to vinification, is subject to compliance with all natural processes. All wines are produced with maceration on the skins, with spontaneous fermentation, and without temperature control. The refinements continue in large oak barrels. 3 the wines produced: one Chardonnay, one Sauvignonasse, and the Cuveè Anna fruit of a blend of all white grapes.