Pivnica Cajkov - Queen Mom 2022
Price: $36.99
| Producer | Pivnica Cajkov |
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| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Sádowie |
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| Varietal | Fetească Alba |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
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| Sku | 36434 |
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Pivnica Cajkov Description
I remember times when this grape was a household name in Čajkov. Not everybody had the courage to grow it – it can be as whimsical as a queen, in the vineyard as in the winery. In the modern times, many started to see tradition as backwardness, and 90% of the local Alba plots disappeared, in favour of “sexier” international grapes.
Thanks to my grandmother, the lady pictured on the label, I decided to gradually save the few old vineyards that remained – like the wild Sádowie site with an unknown mix of old savage clones on poor soil that gives birth to this wine – from neglect.
This wine is so personal and essential for me as a winemaker: my dear “Manka” spent the last 10 years of her life bedridden after a stroke, with me as her caretaker, which allowed me to learn so much about her values, traditions and memories. And I realised that my calling is to buy and save old abandoned vineyards, to preserve this unique heritage. To cherish the precious and fragile things our ancestors give us, sometimes without even knowing.
