100% Zelen
Zelen 22
Vintage
2022
Alcohol by volume
12,0 % vol.
Vinification & Maturation
Carefully with a lot of care, hard work and selection through the year we pick up full matured grapes in the harvest time, macerated for 4 days and then fermented in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels for 12 months.
Later in the cellar with as little touch as possible we follow the natural idea of wine. Through the whole year no sulfide or any additives were added, instead we do active batonnage. The Malolactic fermentaion is completed. The wine is unfiltrated and a minimum amount of sulfide was added just before bottling.
Wine features
“CULTUS Zelén” is an autochthonous local grape from the upper Vipava valley in Slovenia.
Grape variety: Zelén (autochthonous local grape)
Name of the vineyard: Breg
Size of the vineyard: 0,4 ha
Biological farming: Yes, in certification process
Training system: Single guyot
Number of wines: ≈ 1750
Harvest: Hand picked
Yield per plant: ≈ 0,8 - 1,3 kg/plant
Maceration: ≈ 4 days
Yeast: Spontaneous fermentation
Malolactic fermentation: Spontaneous, no bacteria added
Maturation: Stainless steel tank – 12 months, 20% oak barrel
Filtration: None
Bottles produced: 1200 - 0,75L