Pavlomir Žlahtina White Wine 0.75 l

Žlahtina is the old white grape of the Croatian coast around the Kvarner Bay. In the Vinodol Valley near Novi Vinodolski, the Pavlomir winery has brought it back to the vineyards. This dry quality white wine is pale straw-yellow and smells delicately of apple, vineyard peach, a hint of banana, freshly cut grass and Mediterranean herbs. Light on the palate, distinctly fresh, with a pleasant salty note.

At a glance

• Winery: Pavlomir, Novi Vinodolski (Croatia)
• Origin: Vinodol Valley, Croatian Littoral (Kvarner)
• Wine type: dry quality white wine
• Grape variety: Žlahtina
• Alcohol: 12% vol
• Volume: 0.75 l
• Pairs with: sheep's cheese, fish and seafood (especially oysters), white meat

The Romans already called the valley “Vallis Vinearia” – valley of vineyards. After phylloxera, winegrowing here lay dormant for a long time; in 1994 Miroslav Palinkaš made a new start. Today Pavlomir tends about 31 hectares of vines, with special attention to the native Žlahtina.