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Saints Hills Mala Nevina 2025

750 ml Malvasia, Chardonnay Istria, Croatia 2025 3857000002179

Saints Hills Mala Nevina 2025 is a off-dry, medium-bodied white from Malvasia, Chardonnay (Istria, Croatia), in the aromatic whites style. Acidity is moderate; oak influence is little. Good with aperitif, sushi, charcuterie, fruit dessert. Drink within 5 years (to about 2030). Critic score 94/100 (merchant-reported).

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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.4
sweetness
2 / 5
off-dry
Malvasia + Chardonnay prior
body
3 / 5
medium
Malvasia + Chardonnay prior
acidity
3 / 5
moderate
Malvasia + Chardonnay prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Malvasia + Chardonnay prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Aromatic whites
rules-v1
Colour
White
merchant feed
Origin
Istria · Croatia
merchant feed
Grapes
Malvasia, Chardonnay
lexicon
ABV
not stated by merchant
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
94 / 100 · not a customer rating
merchant feed
Drinking window
up to 5 years from 2025 (to 2030)
merchant description
Decant
not stated
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Occasions
spicy food · midweek
inferred
Merchant says
Elegant and easy to drink, this is a great white to offer as an aperitif or partner to fresh seafood, leafy salads, grilled fish, or even sushi.
merchant description
About Malvasia
Typical aromas: orange blossom, apricot, spice, sometimes skin-contact tannin. Serve at 8–12 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Malvasia · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
off-dry · 2/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Cellar for up to 5 years. Serve chilled. One of the youngest wineries on Croatia’s Peljesac peninsula, Saints Hills was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in an ancient stone house a little off the beaten track. It’s very much a family-run estate with various relatives involved in everything from preparing exquisite food for their guests to conducting tours of the winery. Mala Nevina is their exquisite white wine crafted from Istrian Malvasia and Chardonnay sourced from the estate’s St. Ante vineyards located close to the village of Radovani in Istria. These vineyards are planted on the western hillsides of the peninsula with strictly limited yields. The terroir here is ideal for making fresh and characterful white wines thanks to the cooling sea breezes and long sunny summer days which help the grapes achieve a fine balance between acidity and ripe fruit flavours. Exotic tropical fruit, almond blossom and hints of the salty sea characterise the nose, while the palate offers a mouthwatering freshness, plenty of ripe fruit flavours, and a pure, clean finish. Elegant and easy to drink, this is a great white to offer as an aperitif or partner to fresh seafood, leafy salads, grilled fish, or even sushi.

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