UNITED CELLARS OF TEKOV
CHERRY ON TUFF
DRY ROSE WINE
GROWER: Stano Kinči
WINE MAKER: Marek Uhnák
VINTAGE: 2022
LOCATION: Nitra, Tekovsky, SITNO Village Čajkov
VINEYARD: Vineyard Stará Hora, 2 ha
ASPECT: South East
ALTITUDE: 250m
SOIL COMPOSITION: Red rhyolite (crystallized magma), tuff and erosion-born topsoil
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights
FARMING: Organic, awaiting certification
GRAPE COMPOSITION: Cabernet Sauvignon
HARVEST: Manual harvest in 20kg crates, table sorted
MACERATION: Destemmed and crushed, 3 days of skin-maceration.
FERMENTATION: Stainless steel, spontaneous fermentation
AGING: Racked and rested on fine lees until MAY
FINING & FILTRATION: none
BOTTLED: May 2023
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 3,000
ALCOHOL: 12%
FROM MAREK UHNÁK….
You’ll find me if you want me in the garden. Unless it’s pouring down with rain. You will find me waiting for the cherries to ripen. You will find me waiting for them to reign. beginning of September 2022 Destemmed and crushed, 3 days of skin-maceration. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, on lees until January, racked and rested until bottling in May 2023. Table Short, gentle maceration captures the energy and tanginess of the volcanic soil it grew on. Lush, playful rosé with plenty of grapefruit & forest fruit notes, refreshing, crowd pleasing and smooth with its “strawberries & cream” mouthfeel. Aperitivo. Mediterranean dishes of all sorts– cold Minestrone soup, mezze starters, grilled prawns, chicken or vegetable skewers. Fresh colorful salads and veg dishes, light fruity desserts (not too sweet). Notes, Label art: Katarína Rybnická, Katkat, Košice