2018 Jako Stina Cuvée White, Croatia, Brač, Wine Review

From the island of Brac in the Adriatic Sea, this white wine is a blend of Pošip 70%, Chardonnay 20%, Vugava 10%. It is done in Stainless steel. 12.5% ABV. Light green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is light with some tropical fruits and citrus and a bit of salinity. Very clean. On the palate, this has a nice minerality. Also, a slight husk cherry (those little yellow berries with the husks on them) quality. This wine does seem to have a hint of noticeable residual sugar. Overall, it is very easy to drink on its own and will work well with sea food.

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2018

Current Price:

$20.00USD

2019 Rizman Pošip Unoaked, Croatia, Dalmatinska Zagora, Wine Review

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2019

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$25.00USD

My first time trying Posip and I am a believer! This is an outstanding young white. It was about $25 but not easy to track down. 13.5% ABV. Golden in color with copper hues, clear and bright. The nose is tight at first but opens to show melons with light citrus. With air a nice minerality emerges. The texture and structure on this wine is amazing. Full bodied. Viscous but dry. On the palate, there is a nice backbone of acidity especially with tart lemons on the back end and finish. Some melon with great minerality. No bite (in a good way) but plenty of cut and energy. Very nice

2018 Zlatan Otok Pošip Vrhunsko Vino, Croatia, Split-Omiš-Makarska, Wine Review

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2018

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$20.00USD

Another excellent, albeit different take on Posip. This is a grape I need to explore more. Golden in color with some copper hues, clear and bright. The nose has apricots, slight straw, wax and a saline minerality. It is full bodied and weighty but not cumbersome. Very rich. Enough acidity to carry thru but not a driving force on this wine. The apricots come thru on the palate along with a bit of figs and underlying minerality. Long finish. This seems like it should have no problem going ten or more years. It drinks well on its own but should work better with food. Pork chops seem

2020 Zlatan Otok Pošip Vrhunsko Vino, Croatia, Plenkovic-Hvar, Wine Review

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2020

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A-

Current Price:

$22.00USD

If you don't know the Posip grape, it is one you should check out. The wine is medium gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has peach, hay, wax and salinity. Medium to full bodied. Slightly viscous. Good acidity. On the palate, nice minerality but also apricots and a slight fig note. Long finish. This is still young and should go another seven to ten years. Nice on its own, this is food friendly and went well with a pasta with garlic aioli.

2018 Jako Stina Cuvée White, Croatia, Brač, Wine Review

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