DANCH & GRANGER SELECTIONS
2023 Rosé Peneče by Štoka
Štoka

2023 Rosé Peneče

Producer
Štoka
Appellation
Kras, Slovenia
Vintage
2023
Composition
100% Teran
Climate
Maritime
Soils
Red Karst (Terra Rossa)
Exposure
Southwestern
Alcohol
12.7%
Residual sugar
1.4 g/l
Acidity
5.05 g/l

Notes & Pairings

A rose sparkling wine made from Teran. Historically, Teran from Kras has been prized for its medicinal properties. It is one of Slovenia's only wines of protected origin. The high content of aluminum and iron oxide in the Karst soil, gives the soil the characteristic red color and the wines their unusually high iron content.

Made as a "pétillant-naturel" or naturally sparkling wine. In this process, winemakers stop the normal fermentation before all the sugar has been converted to alcohol. The wine is bottled under a crown-cap, trapped with its yeast cells and some residual sugar. As the yeast eats the sugar, gentle bubbles are created.