\u0106emovsko polje vineyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirty\nkilometers from the Adriatic Sea, next to lake Skadar, are infinite rows of\ngrapevines form one of the largest and\nmost beautiful vineyards in Europe \u2013 \u0106emovsko polje. It covers 2.300 ha with\naround 11.5 million grapevines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nvineyards are boarded on one side by riverbed of Cijevna, subterranean river,\nwhich in seeking its way to Mora\u010da river and the sea, broke through the rocks\nand created a picturesque little canyon. In riverbed of Cijevna, layers of\ndifferent types of stone can be seen, the same ones on which our vineyards lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nMontenegrin wine area is located in the southernmost part of the Adriatic\ncoast, so vicinity of the sea largely determines the microclimate of \u0106emovsko\npolje. The influence of Mediterranean climate has been spread throughout the\nwide valley of river Bojana, all the way to Podgorica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nvineyard is situated on a plateau with an altitude that varies between only 45\nand 70 meters and it is surrounded by limestone hills, which defines it as a\nkarst valley with extremely hot and dry summer and slightly cooler winter than\nin the coastal zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Extremly\nsmall amounts of precipitation and lots of sunny hours complete the picture of this region, which\nyou can only imagine in colors and sounds of hot summer. But this scorching sun,\nwhich shines up to twelwe hours a day during summer time, is only one of the\nchallanges that grapevine face in \u0106emovsko polje. The other challange is the\nsoil, heavy and skeletal, composed of chalky limestone, sand and gravel-strewn\nwith many polished pebbles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vranac\nis, of course, king of this wine kingdom in \u0106emovsko polje. It\u2019s our viticultural\nand national pride, covering two thirds of the vineyard. White wine varieties\nare led by Montenegrin Krsta\u010d, grown exclusively in Montenegro and nowhere else\nin the world, giving the best results right here, in the \u0106emovsko polje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even tough it may seem impossible, 95% of \u0106emovsko polje has been picked mannualy. More than 2,000 people participate during the harvest, which lasts from August to the end of September. Sometimes it really does seem like some scene from an adventure movie. Montenegro is a nation with a heroic hearts but also with a lyrical soul. And our \u0106emovsko polje is the same. Created in the battle between man and stone, grapevines and heat , love and passion for this place have lasted for more than half a century. That is the greatest secret of \u0106emovsko polje \u2013 the powerful synergy of epic and lyrical. And there lies the secret of our wine as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grapevine <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to the excellent\narea, soil composition and favourable position ,both the autochtonous and world\nrenowned grape varieties have been grown successfully in our vineyards. Our\nmain grape variety Vranac covers about 70% of our vineyards. It is the national\npride of Montenegro!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vranac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vranac is an ancient\nMontenegrin variety and its real origion had been hidden in the depths of\nhistory. It is the king of our vineyards, covering even two thirds of the\nplantations in \u0106emovsko polje. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Planta\u017ee focuses a\nparticular attention to it, not only regarding the production of wine but also\nregarding comprehensive, scientific research work , taking part in the most\nimportant projects of the main, world organisations, dealing with the grape\nvarieties. The wine, made of the grape variety Vranac has become the national brand\nas well as th emost recognisable and best product of the company\n13.jul-Planta\u017ee which has promoted Montenegro as a remarkable wine destination.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nowadays, after the\nlatest scientific discoveries, It is certain that Vranac originates from the\nclose area of Crmnica and its parents are the oldest Montenegrin variety\nKrato\u0161ija and a rare variety Duljenga, grown in the collectionary plantations.\nVranac is the variety with a very rich oenological potential. That is why we\nmanaged to create different profiles and styles of Vranac in our wine cellars\nthat do not leave anybody indifferent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Krato\u0161ija<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The oldest grape\nvariety, grown in Montenegro is Krato\u0161ija. Growing of Krato\u0161ija for centuries\nin the areas of Montenegro has been \nconfirmed also by large presence of this variety in all viticultural\nterrains of Montenegro in past as well as today, by a great heterogenity of its\npopulation within which even 17 biotypes have been defined. The presence of its\nnumerous descendants (21) has also indicated that Montenegro is also the\ncountry of origin of this variety , spreading from here into the region and other\nparts of the world . The oldest written traces concerning growing of Krato\u0161ija\nin Montenegro dated from the 15th century (Budva Statute) up to the present.\nAll accessible data, including the results of the latest genetic research have\nconfirmed that Krato\u0161ija is definitely the oldest name for the variety\nZinfandel which is by the opinion of academic Uli\u0107evi\u0107, dating from 1959,\nidentical with Zinfandel which had been transferred from Monternegro to\nCalifornia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Krsta\u010d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As for the white grapes\n, our autochtonous grape variety Krsta\u010d is the leader. Krsta\u010d has been grown in the\nmicrolocality Nikolj Crkva, \u0106emovsko polje and all efforts\nto be transferred to other world regions failed. Planta\u017ee is the only winery in the world that produces the wine of this\nautochtonous variety. <\/strong>A cluster is medium size , tight, its shape\nreminiscent of the cross, by which this variety got its name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the white\nvarieties, there are: Chardonnay,\nSauvignon Blanc and Pinot Blanc. <\/strong>World famous red varieties are led by: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Marselan and\nPetit Verdot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Simultaneously, we keep\na great number of trial plantations in our vineyards with other 20 other wine grape varieties. <\/strong>And we also pay a\nparticular attention to rejuvenation of a forgotten Montenegrin, autochtonous\nwhite grape variety, called \u017di\u017eak<\/strong>,\nthe wines, made of which we expect with a special pleasure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u0106emovsko polje vineyard. 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