Plavac Mali
A red grape VARIETY grown in Croatia along the Dalmatian coast and the nearby Adriatic islands. In late 2001, DNA FINGERPRINTING determined that Plavac Mali was a descendant of Crljenak Kastelanski, a Croatian variety determined to be identical to ZINFANDEL. So as many have speculated, there is a relationship between Zinfandel and Plavac Mali, but they are not identical. The wines produced from Plavac Mali can be deeply colored, full-bodied (see BODY), and high in ALCOHOL and TANNINS.
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