Zweigelt, Kobal 'Roots'

Kobal ‘Roots’ Rožnato is representative of Kobal Roots wines that are renowned for their nature connection due to skin contact, native yeast from vineyard fermentation, minerality from marl soil vineyards, varietal recognizability, and minimal intervention in the cellar.

On the nose, they are aiming to express the growing site and the varietal taste. It is reminiscent of over-ripe strawberries, small red fruits, nuts, and various tropical nuances that indicate the grapes were ripened to perfection. The taste of the wine is pleasantly rounded with a long finish and shows the properties that are characteristic of maturation on lees and maturation in small oak barrels.

Kobal Roots Rožnato is a combination of perfectly ripe grapes, macerated for only 2 hours for Rosé. The must, or young Zweigelt juice, was cared for according to various traditional-enological approaches, such as spontaneous fermentation with indigenous vineyard microflora and aging in 225l used oak barrels made of French wood. Malolactic fermentation also went threw spontaneously in barrels. Maturing on fine lees, sur lie, 100%, intended for production of the varietal characteristic of Zweigelt.