Wine - Bartolović Wines in Slavonia
by Shane Braddock
A young Australian Croatian living in Zagreb, Ivan Srpek, started a wine import/export company, Bin 19, a couple of years ago. He threw a party in Fabro Restaurant, on Murter Island, to introduce one of his clients, Bartolović Wines, to the local restaurateurs. Bartolović Wines is a new family run winery near Požega, in the northern Slavonia region. We have mentioned other wineries in the area in a previous Croatian wine story. Fabro prepared a tasting menu to accompany the various wines. In order we had - Graševina – Welsh Riesling Pinot sivi - Pinot Grigio Rajnski rizling – Rhine Riesling Chardonnay Pinot crni – Pinot Noir Kaptol – a blend of Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon Their Chardonnay was very interesting – the winemaker chooses to stir up the lees into the wine as it matures which gave it a creamy, vanilla aroma and mouth feel. Ivan mentioned that the local edition of Playboy will be doing a large piece on the vineyard – good thing I buy it for the articles!
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