Dingač

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard substrate: Upper Cretaceous limestones interlaced with dolomitic layers; soils skeletal to highly skeletal with ~75% gravel.
• South-west aspect with a slope of 10°–60° and 2,900 sunshine hours; gravel, dry-stone walls, and the sea intensify the reflection of solar radiation. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The name 'Dingač' was formally protected in 1961, and international protection at WIPO entered into force on 13 May 1964.
• The training system is the free-standing bush vine (En Gobelet), 30–50 cm in height, without any support structure, with freely growing shoots; posts and wires are not permitted.

• Bouquet: notes of red fruit and dried berries in youth; with maturation, honey, sour cherry, dried plum, vanilla, and spicy nuances develop.

• The high concentration of potassium in the soil – of natural origin, not from fertilisation – is cited as the primary factor in the quality and distinctiveness of the wine.
• The mild mediteranska klima influences the course of vegetation, ripening dynamics, and the quality of both grapes and wine.
• The skeletal soil with ~75% gravel slows warming and capillary rise, thereby regulating the moisture available to the vine.
• Reflection of sunlight from the sea, dry-stone walls, and gravel, combined with a south-west aspect and a slope of ~30°, increases the insolation of the vineyard.
• The distinctive flora of the area, more intensely aromatic than elsewhere in Dalmatia, together with the local vineyard microflora, contributes to the wine's aroma.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HR-A1649
• Official trade body site — Udruga vinara “Plavac mali – Pelješac”