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flowery meadow, dried fruit, vanilla, apricots, raisins, harmonious, discreetly tannic, mineral
The producer
Zalatel
Walls don´t speak loudly enough, but if they did, the Zalatel homestead would tell many stories.
The Zalatel estate covers 10 hectares of vineyards. It is situated on the southwestern slopes of Brda, on a hill called Čisto, in the village of Hruševlje. Most of our vineyards are also located right near the winery, where we focus primarily on the Rebula, Malvasia, Sauvignon Vert, and Merlot varieties. In 1991, we embarked on the path to independence and, for the first time, bottled Rebula under our own label. Today, the Zalatel winery offers a broader range of wines. In addition to our fresh range of varietal wines, we are proud to present our sparkling wine made using the classic Méthode Traditionnelle (de Onesti) as well as the Cursò range of aged wines. The village of Hruševlje is bordered along the valley floor by the Kožbanjšček stream, with the villages of Neblo and Hlevnik lying to either side. It also shares a border with neighbouring Italy. The village stretches across several beautiful hills, whose orientation and soil provide excellent conditions for viticulture. Above the village stands the beautiful Gothic Church of St Margaret. Hruševlje is made up of several hamlets. In the past, the locals gave the hill where our estate stands the nickname Na Čistem, or simply Čisto. Hruševlje once belonged to Dolenje, which is now in Italy, but at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy. At that time, the village was given the name Cursò, which now adorns the labels of the wines in our top range.