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Babic

Babic wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Full
Origin
Croatia
Top region
Primorska Hrvatska
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
5
Synonyms

Babic is a red grape variety, with its roots in Dalmatia, Croatia.

The wines show full body, high tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to plums, dark berries, figs, tobacco and spice.

It is planted most seriously in Primorska Hrvatska.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, not explicitly mentioned vigour and a preference for not explicitly mentioned.

On other labels it goes by Babich, Babcevica, Grastavac and Roguljanac.

At the table it suits venison goulash with potato, new york strip steak with mushrooms and pork tenderloin.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
High
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
plumsdark berriesfigstobaccospice
Aromas
spice
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Venison Goulash with Potato
02 New York Strip Steak with Mushrooms
03 Pork Tenderloin

Also labelled.

Babich, Babcevica, Grastavac, Roguljanac, Sibencanac.

Bottles to look for.

  • Pilizota Black Label Babic, Dalmatia, Croatia
  • Pilizota White Label Babic, Dalmatia, Croatia
  • Prgin Vina Babic, Sjeverna Dalmacija, Croatia
  • RAK Babic, Dalmatia, Croatia
  • Serpentina Babic, Dalmacija, Croatia
  • Simunovic I Szabo 'Markus' Franz Ferdinand, Croatia
  • Suha Punta 'Gracin' Babic, Primosten, Croatia
  • Testament 'Coral' Babic, Sjeverna Dalmacija, Croatia

Babic: common questions

01.
What does Babic taste like?
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Babic tastes of plums, dark berries, figs, tobacco and spice. The wines show full body, high tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Babic from?
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Babic originates in Dalmatia, Croatia.
03.
Where is Babic grown?
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The key regions for Babic are Primorska Hrvatska.
04.
What food pairs with Babic?
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Pour it with venison goulash with potato, new york strip steak with mushrooms and pork tenderloin.
05.
What else is Babic called?
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Babic is also labelled Babich, Babcevica, Grastavac, Roguljanac and Sibencanac.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Croatia.

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