Tomislav Marković Syrah 2022
- Region
- Germany » Baden » Badischer Landwein
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Vintage
- 2022
- Grapes
- Syrah
- Alcohol
- 12.5
- Sugar
- 0.2
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- not available
Ratings
Violets, ripe cherry, blackberry, tobacco - all wrapped in a very elegant, perfumed lift. There's a touch of black pepper too. Green tannins frame the wine firmly, and the acidity holds it upright. Overall it's powerful and intense, but not flashy - this is a serious, disciplined wine that doesn't beg for attention. It just commands it. But yeah, too young.
About Producer
It is little known about Tomislav Marković, but his story seems to follow a familiar pattern. At some point, he decided to leave banking behind and switch to wine-making. A decision that came to life thanks to his occasional visits to his homeland Croatia. His uncle introduced Tomislav to the world of wine. And he became curious.
Yet before starting a winery, Tomislav wanted to get some knowledge and experience from other winemakers. In 2011, he left his banking job to study viticulture and oenology at Weincampus Neustadt. After some practice at Viera de Sousa in the Douro (Portugal) and Domaine de Montille in Volnay (Burgundy, France), he started to work as a consultant for organic viticulture and oenology.
In 2016, Tomislav became a négocian winemaker, a model he borrowed from Burgundy and Douro. It means that instead of farming vines, he was buying grapes from others to make his own wine. Risky and advantageous because it's challenging to get access to suitable and high-quality vineyards for a newcomer. Yet, he found a total of 0.5ha in Rheinhessen.
Later on, in 2019, Tomislav finally planted his own 0.5ha vineyard in Baden with Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire. In 2021, he even planted Touriga Nacional vines, presumably planted for the first time in Germany.