2022 Vina Cota Baba Manda Blanc
Promina, Croatia
2022
50% Debit, 50% Maraština (Mara-Shteen-uh)
Mediterranean
Clay, limestone
Maraština macerated 5 days in open vats, aged in stainless steel. Debit is direct pressed, left on lees for 2 months.
12.2%
0.1 g/l
5.2 g/l
Notes & Pairings
is a co-fermented blend of Maraština (Mara-Shteen-uh) and Debit. Baba Manda refers to the daughter of Marko and grandmother to Petar, who plowed the first Cota vineyards. Maraština, also known as Rukatac on Korčula, and Malvasia Bianca Lunga in Tuscany, was historically prized in Croatia for making Prošek (passito style sweet wine). It’s aromatic, fruity, handles maceration well, but lacks high acidity. Whereas Maraština was known for sweet, Debit on the other hand was better known historically for sparkling. It’s relatively easy to grow with potentially super high yields, so in the 19th century, the government would accept this wine as tax payment - hence the literal meaning of Debit. Over planted and mass produced into neutral wines of little to no character during socialism, when farmed well, the acidity is remarkable for this climate with low tannins and sugar, an ideal partner for Maraština. Grown and picked together, they spend 4 days on the skins before fermentation in stainless steel and older oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO2, it embodies that cross section of fresh acidity and fruit along with some grip and structure from the skins.
