Saints Hills Posh 2019
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Posh is Saints Hills' 100% Pošip that grows in Cara on the island of Korcula. It ferments and matures in large concrete egg-shaped tanks to preserve all the freshness and fruitiness of this wonderful Dalmatian variety. After a year, it is bottled and ready for consumption. With typical peach aromas and almond aftertaste, it goes well with all white fish dishes and light risottos and pastas.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Saint Hills Posh is appealing and rewarding. TASTING NOTES: This wine dances on the palate with flavors of savory spices, mineral notes, and racy, dried citrus. Enjoy it with a pan-fried snapper. (Tasted: March 21, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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This Croatian white is made from the indigenous Posip grape. It is pale straw in color with aromas of lemon zest, river rock, mandarin orange and lemon grass with just a whiff of dried Mediterranean herbs. It is soft on entry but very full-bodied in the mouth with flavors of vanilla, lemon curd and grapefruit. It is well balanced with nice minerality and a touch of salinity on the finish.
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There are hundreds of white grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles.
With viticulture and winemaking dating back to ancient Greek settlers, Croatia today is one of the most successful former Yugoslavia wine producing nations. Stretching along the Adriatic coastline, across the sea from Italy, it has become a hugely popular tourist destination in recent years.
Four distinct geographical Croatian wine regions comprise the country. Dalmatia, the most famous, gained global recognition with the 2002 discovery that its indigenous Crljenak Kaštelanski is actually genetically identical to California’s Zinfandel. At the time there were only nine vines of this Croatian wine variety at Kaštela near Split but in response to this discovery, vineyard acreage is increasing. Crljenak Kaštelanski is also a parent of the indigenous, Plavac Mali (Croatia’s second most planted grape). Dalmatia extends south from Kvarner along the Croatian coast and is the only Croatian wine region where reds dominate. Babić is another red skinned variety grown here; Dalmatian white wine varieties include Grk, Debit, Vugava, Bogdanuša, Gegic, and Maraština.
Istria and Kvarner reach along Croatia’s northern coastline and enjoy a Mediterranean climate. Here Croatia’s third most planted variety, Malvazija Istarska can be found in two main styles: light and fruity or made with extended skin contact and aged in oak. Teran is the main red variety here.
Inland, the Croatian Uplands are the coolest and international white varieties take up most of the vine acreage. Sauvignon blanc, Riesling, Pinot gris and Pinot Noir grow here as well as Hungary’s Furmint, locally called Moslavac
Slavonia and Danube are home to the most important Croatian white wine variety, Graševina (Welschriesling), as well as Traminac (Gewürztraminer) and Frankovka (Blaufränkisch).