Kratosija

This is a Macedonian wine made from the indigenous grape Kratosija, that I had tasted in last year's Wine and Dine Festival. Wikipedia has a stub, asserting that it is a red wine grape grown in the Tikves region of Macedonia. Its wines are supposed to be intensely ruby coloured with berry scents. When I looked up VIVC, it was then that confusion descended in earnest. Three cultivars were found, all of which originate from the same patch of Eastern Europe. Kratosija Seedless comes from Macedonia, but there it is not linked with a prime name. The one from Montenegro has the Prime Name of Vranac, whilst the one from Croatia has the Prime Name of Primitivo and list Zinfandel as its synonym!

Well, the above wine was a deep purple with plenty of red fruits on the nose. The sweet fruity berry notes continued onto the palate, well supported by an acid backbone laced with hints of tannins.