Chateau Melnik and its thousand-year old viticulture tradition
Melnik is situated 35km north of Prague on the confluence of the Elbe and Moldau. Since the 10th Century it was the home to 23 Queens and Princesses of Bohemia.
One of them, Princess Ludmila, brought vines to Melnik and is at the origin of a thousand-year old viticultural tradition.
Since 1753 the castle belongs to the princes of Lobkowicz. Today, Chateau Melnik serves as a private house open to the public.
The suite of large representative rooms can easily host a dinner for 200 guests.
The most historic part of the Castle is housing the family collection and is open to visitors all year around.
In the historic cellars of the 14th Century matures the wine from the vineyards around. A winetasting is an essential part of the visit.
In the panoramic restaurant over the confluence and wineyards, we offer a wide range of menues and our wines.
CLASSIC COLLECTION
Ludmila White – bílá 2007: Pleasant fruity aromas of apple and citrus with an underlying Muscat tone. Clean, fruity palate with lively acidity. Light wine for everyday consumption, based on Muller Thurgau.
Ludmila Red – červená 2005: In aroma, fruit tones with cherry and red currents. This wine is composed of Blue Portugal (Modrý Portugal) and St. Laurent. Soft wine with pleasant fruit flavours of cherries and cinnamon. Light lively wine for everyday drinking.
Mělník Castle White – Zámek Mělník bílé 2007: Citrus, flowers intertwine with a gentle spicy Muscat aroma; light, balanced and forward in flavour.
Mělník Castle Red – Zámek Mělník červené 2005: A very balanced flavour of strawberries, raspberries, black and red cherries combined with a spicey note. A fine light wine for immediate drinking.
Labín, pinot blanc de noir, dry late harvest – Rulandské modré klaret, pozdní sběr 2005: Blanc de Noir is an old Melnik speciality called Labín. The ripe blue grapes are carefully and quickly pressed like white wine. The result is the colour “Indian pink” with an aroma of wood-berries and flower petals. A very balanced dry wine.
CHATEAU COLLECTION
Pinot Gris, late harvest – Rulandské šedé, pozdní sběr 2006:
A wine with an attractive flavour dominated by very ripe pears, mango, banana and whitethorn. It tastes very fruity full and complex. This wine is made from the so called virgin (first) harvest of young vineyards and promises an interesting maturing.
- it was sold out
Chardonnay, late harvest – Chardonnay pozdní sběr 2006:
Its taste is dominated by citrus fruits and a gentle herbal spiceness. A crisp extractive full and well balanced taste ending with a slight note of zest. A wine with an excellent maturing potential.
St. Laurent claret – Svatovavřinecké klaret 2006:
A wine with a light salmon pink, a flavour of a wild strawberries, raspberries and peony. This is the product of careful but fast pressing of red grapes. Well chilled, it’s the perfect red wine for a light summer meal.
- it was sold out
St. Laurent – Svatovavřinecké 2005:
Young red wine with a typical varietal note of cherry stone, red cherry, wild raspberry and slight barrique tone. With maturing in the bottle, the wine gets a touch of plums. This medium bodied win has a maturing potential of four years.
Pinot Noir, late harvest – Rulandské modré, pozdní sběr 2004:
A subtile character of forest fruits with a very gentle wooden note and a slightly sweet herbal spiceness at the end. A medium bodied wine.
Zweigeltrebe 2004:
A flavour of red fruits like raspberry and red cherry. In taste a comination of blackberry, a note of pepper and barrique wood. A medium bodied wine.
LOBKOWICZ COLLECTION
Traminer, late harvest selection – Tramín, výběr z hroznů 2006:
A flavour dominated by flowers of elder and whitethorn. A very complex floral fruity taste, full and well balanced with residual sugar. A full bodied wine.
Pinot Noir, late harvest selection – Rulandské modré, výběr z hroznů 2003:
A complex and full character of ripe woodberries, dried fruit and wild thyme. The maturing in the Barrique adds a palate of toasted oak and vanilla. This wine from an outstanding vintage is storable.
04.02.2008
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