Ante Sladić, Maraština, Skradin, Dalmatia, Croatia, 2022

This is a local Maraština grown in rocky soils near the Krka River, loaded with complexity, 30% oak, primarily neutral and 70% stainless steel. Intricate aromatics of green mango, dried chamomile and notes of spicy cardamom. The palate is concentrated and rich, with lemon curd, ripe nectarine flesh and deep tones of honeyed apricot. It is buoyed by concentrated spice as cardamom and nutmeg escort the fruit towards a long, mineral-rich finish dashed with a savoury note of white pepper.