2016 Maurer Kadarka Újlak Sremska, Serbia
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2016 Maurer Kadarka Újlak Sremska, Serbia The Maurer family has been producing wine for four NOTES & PAIRINGS generations. It was during the AustroHungarian Monarchy in Kadarka is a native Balkan grape, which, according to one the 19th century that they moved from Salzburg to the southern theory, originates from the shores of Lake Skadar on the part of the Kingdom of Hungary. They now farm 16 acres of modern AlbaniaMontenegro border. The wine was made land, including 6 acres in the Serbian wine region of Szabadka with no added yeast, fermented in open vat and aged in big directly south of the HungarianSerbian border, and 10 acres in old oak casks for 12 months. There is no added sulphur. the Fruška Gora mountain district in Syrmia, Serbia, located 40 Decant before serving to allow the wine to open up and miles away from Belgrade and bordered by the Danube River release its bouquet. The wine is fruity, spicy and has to the north. beautiful acids. VINEYARDS ANALYTICS & PRONUNCIATION The vineyards are planted with old local varieties such as PRODUCER: Maurer Mézes Fehér, Bakator, Szerémi Zöld. In the Szabadka wine APPELLATION: Sremska region, vines are more than a hundred years old. The oldest VINTAGE: 2016 Kadarka was planted in 1880 and is one of the oldest in the GRAPE COMPOSITION: 100% Kadarka world. These vines are typically cultivated by horse and man CLIMATE: Mild and temperate power. The other part of the estate is in the historic region of SOILS: Sand Szerémség (Syrmia). Some ninety million years ago, the MACERATION & AGING: Fermented in open vat and aged in Fruška Gora mountain in Syrmia was an island in the big old oak casks for 12 months Pannonian sea. The slopes of this old formation made up of ALCOHOL: 11% volcanic and sedimentary rocks have been covered with RESIDUAL SUGAR: 0.56 g/l vineyards, orchards and forests for about 3000 years. Today, ACIDITY: 5.89 g/l this is an almost intact natural environment with an outstandingly rich ecosystem. The climate is sub mediterranean and continental with a beneficial influence of the nearby Danube. One vineyard planted with Riesling is just 160 feet from the river. Maurer is the only winery producing natural wine in the region but fortunately, there is an increasing number of followers. The best lots have been replanted with the old native grape varieties such as Szerémi zöld (Syrmia Green), Bakator, Mézes fehér (Honey Whiter), Kövidinka (Ston Siller), Furmint, Riesling, Sárgamuskotály (Muskateller), Kadarka and Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch). The winery also grows international varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir. WINE MAKING The grapes are grown and vinified organically. The fermentation is done spontaneously without the use of any additives. The sulphur levels of the white wines range from 30 to 90 mg/l and the red wines from 20 to 60 mg/l. Most of the wines are fermented and aged in oak barrels. The red wines are bottled unfiltered. To order or get more information call or fax +1 (650) 9414699. Blue Danube Wine Company PO Box 1011 | Los Altos, California 94023 | USA www.bluedanubewine.com.