Skegro Krš Orange Žilavka
Winery: Skegro Family WInery
Classification: Orange wine
Varieties: Žilavka
Country of Origin: Bosnia & Herzegovina
Appellation: West Herzegovina
Climate: Mediterranean, hot summers and mild winters, 2300 hours of sunshine annually
Vineyard: Traditional terraced vineyards, south exposure, 130-150m altitude. Density 5.500-6.000 vines/ha, short spur pruning, average yield 40-50 hL/ha
Soil: Deep calcareous marl, layers of sandstone and flint
Variety: Žilavka, local native variety of Hercegovina, interesting historical parentage with one known parent (Alba Imputotato x unknown), very resistant to drought and medium sensitivity to fungal diseases.
Fermentation: Hand picked selected grapes, berries fermented in open vats after gentle destemming, regular manual cap punchdown, ambient temperature control, spontaneous wild yeast fermentation with prepared pied de cuve starter from the same vineyard, 15-20 days fermentation with maceration, gentle pressing and immediate transfer to neutral oak barrels with as much yeast sediment as possible, natural malolactic completed, winemaking aimed to obtain natural spontaneous microbial stability: clean healthy grapes, good acidity and fruit freshness at harvest, avoiding high alcohol and difficult fermentation. No S02 additions.
Ageing: 6-8 months in neutral used 225L oak barrels, no fine lees stirring
Winery Information
Skegro Family Winery
The Skegro family vineyards are mostly consisted of vines planted in 2005 in the small village of Radišići, in the southwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They have 2 hectares of south facing and terraced vineyards, which were cut into the hillside, rich with calcareous marl, sandstone and flint. Mostar, being within an hour from the Croatian coastline, offer a very similar climate: Mediterranean influence with extreme hot summers and mild winters.
