Aleksandrovic Winery 2017 Trijumf
My favorite wine from Serbia comes from the Aleksandrovic winery. We happened upon the winery one evening driving back to Belgrade. As we where lost trying to follow the signs. The women on the corner pointed the way, and just by happenstance, someone giving a tour of the winery and wine dinner went to elementary school with my wife, so at that point we were in and invited to join. We ended up having a great sample of what they where producing ten years ago and now when we want a special bottle of Serbian wine we choose one of their.
Our first Serbian Valentines was one such occasion. I am not going to try and claim a Serbian wine expert or any wine expert. I have spent the last 30 years going to tastings, wine classes, touring various wine Location form california to italy and france but have only starter learning about Serbian wine. The one thing I know is it had a rich history that was thwarted at the end of the second world war when communist took over and all the wine produced was part of the state. At that time mass production was more important that quality with individual wineries closing In the last 15 years they have worked to rebuild a heritage of good wine.
The Aleksandrovic winery which produced Trijumf as one of their main stays has a long history as the producer of the royal wine. They have a wonderful web site that explains the history of the winery and how they came to begin producing the wine based on the original specifications sent to them from a old cellar master who was with the winery at the end of World War 2. Visit Aleksandrovic Winery hfor the details.
The bottle of Trijumf we celebrated with was the 2017 which was 85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Pinot Blanc and Riesling. It is creamy with a delightfully mineral character. Very citrusy with lemon and orange but also green apple. We enjoyed the wine just on it own, but you can see I paring very well with fish. I would also say chicken deepening on the sauce. It is charmingly acidic which will cut through lots of dishes with fat that are not over sauced.
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