Víno Mrva & Stanko, Dunaj, Small Carpathians, Slovakia 2020

The Dunaj grape (its name comes from the Slovak word for the Danube) is a creation of researchers Dorota Pospíšilová and Ondrej Korpás. Aged in used oak for 6 months, the wine is floral on the nose with dried rose petals, dark cherry and plum, sprinkled with black pepper. Juicy with decent freshness and ripe tannins on the palate, with dark plum, black cherry and layers of of dried fruits towards the long finish.