Skegro Zilavka 2022

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Škegro Family Winery is a small estate in Radišići, a village near Mostar in the Herzegovina wine region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Bariša Škegro. The family's two hectares of south-facing, terraced vineyards were planted in 2005 on calcareous marl, sandstone, and flint soils, in a Mediterranean climate only an hour from the Croatian coast. This dry white wine is made from 90% Žilavka, Herzegovina's signature indigenous grape, with 5% Bena and 5% other local varieties. The grapes are pressed and given an overnight cold maceration, fermented in stainless steel, and aged on fine lees for six to eight months with periodic stirring.