Plešivica

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Plešivica forms part of the south-western, low-mountain section of the Žumberak range, which, running in an east–west direction, shields the area from the incursion of cold northerly winds.
• Tectonic activity at the beginning of the Miocene formed, along north-east–south-west tectonic lines, the western palaeo-shoreline of the Sava Tertiary Basin, where Neogene sediments were subsequently deposited.
• Today's vineyards have developed on anthropogenic soil underlain by a very shallow carbonate-clay-sandy Neogene sediment.
• The climate of this area is classified as moderately continental, with a mean annual temperature of approximately 11.1 °C and a mean temperature during the growing season of 17.7 °C.
• Annual precipitation totals approximately 1,070 mm, and rainfall is well distributed throughout the year, with more than 55% falling during the growing season.

• Written records documenting viticulture in this area have been preserved from the year 1370, and numerous accounts make note of specific vineyard sites.
• Phylloxera was first recorded in the Jastrebarsko and Samobor area in 1882, causing severe hardship for viticulture.
• The predominant training system in this area is the single and double Guyot.
• During the revival of viticulture in Plešivica, a nursery was established in Reka Plešivička in 1920, followed later by the First Okić-Plešivica Viticultural and Fruit-Growing Cooperative in Gornji Desinec.

• The white wines of this area are crystal clear, presenting various shades of yellow-green, are medium in alcohol, with moderate acidity, good extract, and discreet to pronounced fruity, floral, and spicy aromas.
• The red wines are clear, with ruby-red colour of varying intensity, medium alcohol, moderate acidity, tannins of moderate ripeness intensity, and pronounced fruity aromas.

• Due to the marked diurnal temperature variation, the wines are richly acidic and well suited to malolactic fermentation, which contributes to their harmony and roundness.
• A continental climate with high daytime and lower night-time temperatures in the period leading up to harvest favours the production of fresh, approachable wines with good acid content and composition, and pronounced primary fruity and floral aromas.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HR-A1654
• Official trade body site — Bregovita Hrvatska