Tomac Rockstar
Winery: Tomac
Classification: Dry White Wine
Varietals: Riesling
Appellation: Plešivica
Annual Production: 2,400 bottles
Alcohol: 13%
Climate: Continental climate, mild to high temperatures during the growing season, with consistent rain.
Terrain: Mainly limestone and marl, further promoting the production of acidity in grapes. The vineyards are south-facing, enabling the grapes to receive sufficient sunshine for better ripening. The vineyards lie on rolling hills, starting from 200 meters in elevation up to over 400 meters.
Farming: Biodynamic farming
Vinification: Rockstar is 100% Riesling barrel fermented, with 10% whole cluster, and no crushing for 7 days. After. the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation and is allowed to ferment naturally - 90% in 2,000L Slavonian oak barrels. The wine undergoes an extremely slow natural fermentation, and not starting malolactic fermentation until early the following year (2022). The wine is aged for 12 months and then bottled with very little sulfur additions.
Tasting Notes: For Tomislav and Martina Tomac, there is nothing more important in winemaking then the soil (rocks) and the cosmic movements of nature (stars) which inspired the name of this wine, Rockstar.
The key for Rockstar is to produce a Riesling that speaks of Pleševica terroir. They have a region that achieves the natural perfect balance of ripeness along with high acidity. They are not trying to be Rheingau, Wachau or Alsace, but to show that the pure and true expressions of this region command uniquely superb wines of authenticity.
Winery Information
Tomac
The Tomac family has been making wine for over 100 years, and has a total of 9ha of vineyards, including the varietals of Rhine Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and old Plešivica varieties. Many vineyards are very old, up to 80 years!, and all Tomac wines are produced exclusively from grapes from the family's own vineyards.