Milan Nestarec - Ruz - 1 liter - 2025 - regio Moravia
Růž 2025
As he intended, just one glance at the colour will make you feel something—most likely, the urge to bring some of that vibrancy back home with you.
Pink pal of our beloved Běl, Okr and Nach, to make our liter-bottle rainbow complete. The name is once again a simple description of its colour, since “růžová” means pink in Czech. I enjoy making a rosé this easy, fresh, uncomplicated… “paysan” in the best sense. And Růž is exactly that. A prime raw material in humble disguise, featuring a lot of my beloved Blaufrankisch, our signature red grape. Definitely “high value for money” that will make you feel something, as the claim, originally referring to Luis Barragán’s architecture, suggests. Minimalist label by our designer Klara Zapotocká (Deset Deka Design) emphasises the wine’s simplicity, purity and everyday vibe.
An “old-school” vintage. After several very warm ones, 2025 represented a return to a cooler growing season, defined by stability and slow ripening, which allowed the grapes to develop complex aromas while retaining their freshness.
A long, warm summer and a dry autumn without extremes. A vintage that favors white wines, making them distinctive, linear, and well-structured. The red wines are elegant, not overripe, and well-balanced. I expect the 2025s to age very well over time.
Grape varieties: Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt
Region: Moravia
Subregion: Velkopavlovická
Village: Velké Bílovice & Moravský Žižkov
Vineyard: Blend of different plots
Soil: Clay
Average altitude: 210—240 m ASL
Aspect: South-west and south-east
Slope: 5—11%
Farming: Organic (certified by ABCERT)
Age of vines: 8—24 years old
Vineyard size: 1.5 ha
Training system: Guyot
Density of plantation: 2.2 × 1.0 m
Harvest: September 17, 2025
Yield: 30 hl/ha
Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and the uncrushed berries then macerate in bins for 12 hours
Pressing: Slow and gentle, 0.25 bar maximum
Fermentation: Spontaneous, stainless steel and wood
Ageing: Stainless steel + wood
Fining: No
Filtration: No
Sulfur addition: 5 ppm before bottling
Bottling: March 2026
Lot number: RUZ25
Bottle: 1.0 l Vetropack Green
Alcohol by volume: 12.5 %
Closure: Crown cap
Acids: 6.0 g/l
Serving temperature: 11—12 °C
Residual sugar: 0.1 g/l
Serving glass: Izaak Reich Linden N° 3 White
First vintage: 2011
Designation: Moravské zemské víno (IGP equivalent)
Recycling info: www.nestarec.cz/sorting-info