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• srh Likes this wine:

  June 23, 2018 - World Cup Tasting (San Diego Wine Co.): According to Wikipedia, this varietal is a cross between Zin & an ancient Croatian var "...not commonly found on its own."
  
  Dry farmed 100% Plavac Mali grown in very rugged, mostly red soil with clay stones, hand-harvested, de-stemmed, fermented in open vats, aged for 5 mos in s/s (inox) tanks, coarsely filtered, then aged an additional 2 mos in bottles before release; 12.7% ABV, 6 g/L T.A., & 2 g/L R.S.
  
  N: Smoke, toast, atop berries
  
  P: Med, poss LM, body; Rndish entry with nice, almost swtish frt fairly quickly met by PUCKERISH astringency which pretty much continues into the LONG finish of the same ilk, though with that initial sense of frt. Deserves/NEEDS 12-18 mos, then drinking for another 3 yrs. Intriguing, & poss with potential. My VG+, quite poss EXC- (or more) eventually. [I can't find anything with which to compare this vendor's $15.99, which is already APPARENTLY out of stock?]

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• Motz wrote: 88 points

  April 16, 2018 - Very good power and structure to this. Sappy, juicy, and pleasantly dirty. Probably best with food. Lamb and game might be particularly good pairings.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  April 7, 2018 - Outside Your Comfort Zone (San Diego Wine Co.): According to Wikipedia, this varietal is a cross between Zin & an ancient Croatian var "...not commonly found on its own."
  
  Dry farmed 100% Plavac Mali grown in very rugged, mostly red soil with clay stones, hand-harvested, de-stemmed, fermented in open vats, aged for 5 mos in s/s (inox) tanks, coarsely filtered, then aged an additional 2 mos in bottles before release; 12.7% ABV, 6 g/L T.A., & 2 g/L R.S.
  
  N: Berries, some earth?
  
  P: LM body; NICE frt met by some astringent structure which does SOMEWHAT resolve by the LONG, very, VERY slightly spicy, still puckerishly astringent finish. NEEDS into Spring '19, I'm guessing. My VG-, poss higher IF the astringency resolves. [While I can't find anything with which to compare this vendor's $15.99, I'm struck that there are so many SURER bets out there for that or less.] :(

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Bura Estate Vintner
• Varietal Plavac Mali
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Croatia
• Region Dalmatia
• SubRegion Srednja i južna Dalmacija
• Appellation Pelješac
• UPC Code 742204098222

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• Consumed 11 (92%)

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