Gin Tonic 2016
£49.00
A Wine That
according to Milan is like 'a cocktail in a wineglass'. He adds 'I remember a time when winemakers in our village used to say “if you don't have sauvignon in the cellar, you ain't no winemaker” because everybody was trying to make a hardcore “nettle-y” wine from unripe pyrazine grapes. The first time Milan made his 'atypical' Sauvignon in 2015 the juice smelled intensely of juniper berries and had a slight bitter aftertaste like tonic. Few years later it's probably our all-time favourite wine from Milan - a Ground Zero hallmark for Czech wine and beyond and one of the best expressions of Sauvignon ever..
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- Winemaker: Milan Nestarec
Czech Republic
Moravia
13%
White
75cl
12°C
Organic
Sandstone
Loam
Limestone
Sauvignon Blanc
Where and How?
Milan works across 12 different plots all situated around his home village 'Velké Bilovice in the Southern part of Moravia. His approach in the vineyards has always been 'normal' which to his terms means not using any herbicide, pesticide, industrial or systemic fertilisers and focusing on a healthy eco-system which allows for a balanced flora and fauna. By definition, Milan does not have a vineyard or winemaking recipe hence each year will see a different take on how to vinify and age his wines. His colourful labels tend to be released at an earlier stage and come from younger vines while his 'old vines' are characterized by the more serious minimalistic labels.
