IntoWine is a nice, review show for wine that is based in San Francisco. They have a good tendency to pick different wines for review on the web-based episodes. This naturally means that they pick up on a Croatian wine here and there.
Recently they reviewed the
2006 Bibich Riserva. It's a wine that I personally love and was happy to see it get some good press. The reviewers all gave it favorable marks. For some reason, they picked up on the oak of the wine a great deal, which is surprising as I've never found it all that oaky, but hey, they're professionals, so maybe there's a nuance I've been missing or I need to have a glass of the 2006 again. You can also
try it for yourself to see what you think.
It should be noted that in what Broadbent said, the third grape in the wine actually isn't Bibich, but Babich. It's a small detail, but the first is Alen Bibich's family/winery name and the later is a common varietal grown in the Northern Dalmatia region.
Comments:
04 04 2009 Diana L. Shaban
Hi Micheal,
Wonderful to see and read about wine from Croatia! Having recently participated in my family’s harvest, in Croatia, I’m always interested in anything Croatian! My family has been making wines for centuries, excellent and popular in its region. Imagine the thrill of harvesting grapes from the same vineyards that my grandmother worked in as a child! Imagine using the same 920 gallon oak wine barrel that was used for over 100 years!
I’ve certainly tasted Bibich wine along the Dalmation coast. It’s interesting, in the USA, when we review wines, we focus on oak tannins much more than Croatian wine makers do. Again, enjoyed the review on Croatian wine!
Diana