100% Zelen

Zelen 23

Vintage

2023

Alcohol by volume

12,0 % vol.

Vinification & Maturation

Carefully with a lot of care, hard work and selection through the year we pick up full matured grapes in the harvest time, macerated for 4 days and then fermented in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels for 12 months.

Later in the cellar with as little touch as possible we follow the natural idea of wine. Through the whole year no sulfide or any additives were added, instead we do active batonnage. The Malolactic fermentaion is completed. The wine is unfiltrated and a minimum amount of sulfide was added just before bottling.

Wine features

“CULTUS Zelén” is an autochthonous local grape from the upper Vipava valley in Slovenia.

Grape variety: Zelén (autochthonous local grape)

Name of the vineyard: Breg

Size of the vineyard: 0,4 ha

Biological farming: Yes, in certification process

Training system: Single guyot

Number of wines: ≈ 1750

Harvest: Hand picked

Yield per plant: ≈ 0,8 - 1,3 kg/plant

Maceration: ≈ 4 days

Yeast: Spontaneous fermentation

Malolactic fermentation: Spontaneous, no bacteria added

Maturation: Stainless steel tank – 12 months, 20% oak barrel

Filtration: None

Bottles produced: 1200 - 0,75L

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