Vinařství Plenér Frankovka 2022

In 2016, old friends Dominika Černohorská, a winemaker, and Ivo Marek, an orthodontist, were reunited, and began fulfilling their dream of owning a winery. They purchased vineyards on the slopes of Pálava, at the westernmost edge of the Carpathian Range, which arcs through Eastern Europe.

Here in South Moravia, where 94% of Czechian wine is produced, the duo grow local varieties like Ryzlink-Vlašský, Frankovka, and Sylván, alongside Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling. They tend their limestone soils with a gentle hand, practicing holistic organic viticulture. The wine are bottled unfiltered, with only minimal sulphur added.

Vineyards in Pálava date back to Roman times. After years of repressive communist government, the Iron Curtain fell in 1989, and Czechoslovakia was peacefully disolved into Czechia and Slovakia in 1993. This, and Czechia's subsequent entry into the EU, has sparked a revival of historical grape growing areas, with a wave of passionate young Czech vignerons using modern and traditional techniques to make high quality wine.

Frankovka is the local name for the grape known in the German speaking world as Blaufränkisch. Harvested early for lower alcohol and fresh red fruit flavours, this is a juicy, refreshing red wine that can be served chilled.