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Saints Hills Winery Dingac Plavac Mali 2014 Wine Review

Saints Hills Winery Dingac Plavac Mali 2014

Saints Hills Winery Dingac Plavac Mali 2014

Dingac, Croatia

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $68.15

Drink: 2019-2021

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Saints Hills Winery

Agent: Croatia Unpacked

More Vintages: 2016 

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Diana Becevello WSET 2, WSET 3 in p rated this wine as 94/100 with the following review:

This 100% Plavac Mali from Dingac has a dark garnet color. It has aromas of wild blackberries, black plum, cherries, chocolate, and a slight smokiness.

This is a rich and fragrant wine with a burst of flavours of plum jam, blackberries, cherries, chocolate, and smoke. It has high tannins and acidity with a balanced finish.

I would recommend decanting this wine at least one hour prior to drinking. It tasted even better the next day. This would also be a great wine to cellar for a couple of years.

This would pair great with meat, aged cheese and dark chocolate.
Andrea Shapiro rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

100% Plavac Mali from the official Croatian DOP region of Dingac. One half of this is aged and undergoes fermentation in a concrete vat and overall there is two years spent in barrel. A complex bouquet shown here with stewed strawberries, raspberries and light plum chutney. Fresh herbal touches of bay leaves and sage add a savoury component with stony minerals. Very fruity with red berries, pomegranate and cherry sweetness at the back with a crisp finish of minerals lingering, delightfully on the palate. This will be a good conversation wine to enjoy with some flavour smoked meat apps and full bodied cheeses. 91 points

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