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Vinarija Aleksić

Founded by three sisters in Vranje, southern Serbia, in 2006, Vinarija Aleksić now operates 70 hectares of vineyard and produces 500,000 litres a year, with Amanet, a Vranac red, Bonaca, made from 100% Chardonnay, and Sevdah, a Smederevka and Sauvignon Blanc blend.

The producer

Vinarija Aleksić is a family winery in Vranje, southern Serbia, operating 70 hectares of vineyard and producing 500,000 litres a year from a modern facility built across three levels. The winery is part of southern Serbia's viticultural revival. No appellation or village classification is stated for the range, so the named bottles lead with grape and style: Vranac in Amanet, Chardonnay in Bonaca, and the Smederevka and Sauvignon Blanc blend in Sevdah.

The cellar divides the range by colour. White and rosé wines ferment in stainless steel tanks, a route that leaves Bonaca's ripe yellow apple, pear, and melon and Sevdah's floral and mineral aromas in the foreground. Red wines age in barrique after fermentation, a route paired with Amanet, a full-bodied Vranac with dark fruit, spice, and a juicy, textured palate. Bonaca is 100% Chardonnay, with a fruity, creamy nose and a balanced, velvety palate carrying fresh aromas and rich notes of fruit sweetness; it is ready to enjoy now and can develop in bottle over the next year. Amanet 2019 earned Gold Medal and 96 points at Decanter London 2022. It is the first bottle to reach for when Vranac and the red cellar route are the starting point.

Known for

Vranac reds and Chardonnay, with Sevdah as a Smederevka and Sauvignon Blanc white blend.

Notable facts

The story

Three Sisters and a Vranje Winery

In 2006, three sisters founded Vinarija Aleksić in Vranje, southern Serbia, drawing on a love of wine shaped by family traditions. The new winery joined the revival of viticulture in the south, and the operation grew to 70 hectares of vineyard with annual production reaching 500,000 litres. Its headquarters in Vranje took shape as a modern building built on three levels. The founding began with three sisters and a family tradition; the physical winery now combines 70 hectares of vineyard, half a million litres each year, and a three-level building in Vranje.

Three Sisters and a Vranje Winery

In 2006, three sisters founded Vinarija Aleksić in Vranje, southern Serbia, drawing on a love of wine shaped by family traditions. The new winery joined the revival of viticulture in the south, and the operation grew to 70 hectares of vineyard with annual production reaching 500,000 litres. Its headquarters in Vranje took shape as a modern building built on three levels. The founding began with three sisters and a family tradition; the physical winery now combines 70 hectares of vineyard, half a million litres each year, and a three-level building in Vranje.

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Vinarija Aleksić

Three sisters founded this Vranje winery in 2006, and its bottles set Vranac, Chardonnay, and a southern Serbian white blend beside two distinct cellar routes.

At A Glance

The Producer

Three sisters founded Vinarija Aleksić in Vranje, southern Serbia, in 2006, carrying a family wine tradition into a winery that now operates 70 hectares of vineyard and produces 500,000 litres each year. The named range divides clearly by grape and colour: Amanet is a full-bodied Vranac red, Bonaca is 100% Chardonnay, and Sevdah is a Smederevka and Sauvignon Blanc white blend.

The cellar separates those styles. White and rosé wines ferment in stainless steel tanks, supporting the fresh fruit and floral or mineral aromas of the whites. Red wines age in barrique after fermentation, the method attached to Amanet's dark fruit, spice and juicy, textured palate.

Place

Vranje, in southern Serbia, is the geographic centre of Aleksić, a winery tied to the revival of viticulture in the south. The wines have no stated appellation or village classification, so the label story begins with Vranje and the grapes instead of a legal vineyard hierarchy. Amanet names Vranac, Bonaca names Chardonnay, and Sevdah names its two-grape blend. Together, those names locate the bottles and make their styles legible: a full-bodied red, a ripe-fruited Chardonnay, and a floral-mineral white.

Soil And Site

No named soil, slope, altitude, aspect or parcel accompanies the Aleksić range. The physical site story stops at Vranje, so the wine descriptions stay with grape and cellar work instead of limestone, clay or elevation. Amanet's dark fruit and spice are tied to Vranac and barrique ageing; Bonaca and Sevdah take their fresh, floral and mineral direction from the white-wine route through stainless steel.

Story

Southern Serbia's viticultural revival is the wider setting for Aleksić. The winery moved from family wine tradition into a 70-hectare, 500,000-litre operation in Vranje, with a modern facility built on three levels. The decisive production choice is the split by colour: white and rosé ferment in stainless steel tanks, while reds age in barrique after fermentation. That split moves directly into the bottles, with Bonaca and Sevdah on the white side and Amanet carrying the red direction.

Vineyards And Cellar

Seventy hectares of vineyard support a winery that produces 500,000 litres a year. No individual plot, soil or farming regime is named, so the scale belongs to the estate as a whole, not a single parcel. In the cellar, white and rosé wines ferment in stainless steel tanks. The non-wood vessel keeps the white wines with their grape-led aromas: Bonaca opens through ripe yellow apple, pear and melon, while Sevdah carries floral and mineral scents.

Red wines age in barrique after fermentation, and Amanet pairs that route with full body, juicy texture, dark fruit and spice. The bottle description stays with those concrete cellar and taste details.

Wines

Three named wines anchor the range, each with a different grape or blend and bottle role. Amanet is the Vranac red, full-bodied and juicy, with a textured palate, intense dark fruit and spice; its red-wine position follows barrique ageing after fermentation. Bonaca is the white made from 100% Chardonnay. It is golden-yellow with brilliant shine, and its fruity, creamy aromas open progressively through ripe yellow apple, pear and melon.

The Bonaca palate is balanced and velvety, with fresh aromas and rich notes of fruit sweetness. It is ready for immediate enjoyment and will continue to develop in bottle over the next year. Sevdah is the light-yellow, crystalline white blend of Smederevka and Sauvignon Blanc, with a pleasant, refreshing mix of floral and mineral aromas. Amanet 2019 received Gold Medal and 96 points at Decanter London 2022, while Bonaca 2021 received Bronze at the same competition.

In The Glass

Amanet opens with dark fruit and spice, then fills the mouth with the full, juicy feel recorded for Vranac, its palate carrying a textured impression. Barrique ageing after fermentation sits behind that red profile. Bonaca opens progressively through ripe yellow apple, pear and melon, with fruity, creamy aromatics before the palate turns balanced and velvety. Fresh aromas sit beside rich fruit sweetness notes, and the wine is ready to enjoy now while continuing to develop in bottle over the next year.

Sevdah begins pale and crystalline, then brings a pleasant, refreshing aroma of flowers and mineral notes. Its Smederevka and Sauvignon Blanc blend carries the floral and mineral line within the named whites.

A Bottle To Understand It

Amanet is the bottle to open first. It puts Vranac, full body, juicy texture, intense dark fruit and spice together with the red cellar method of barrique ageing after fermentation. The 2019 vintage also carries a Gold Medal and 96 points from Decanter London 2022. Together, those details put the grape, cellar route and palate in one bottle.

Anecdote

In 2006, three sisters in Vranje turned a family wine tradition into Vinarija Aleksić. Each sister brought an early love of wine shaped by family traditions. Their new winery joined the revival of viticulture in southern Serbia, with Vranje remaining its geographic centre. From that beginning, the operation grew to 70 hectares of vineyard and annual production of 500,000 litres. The headquarters took shape in the same city as a modern building built on three levels. Today, the 70-hectare vineyard and half-million-litre winery have a three-level headquarters in Vranje.

Final Word

Vinarija Aleksić keeps Vranje legible through three bottle styles: Amanet's full-bodied, barrique-aged Vranac with dark fruit and spice, Bonaca's velvety Chardonnay with ripe yellow fruit, and Sevdah's floral and mineral white blend. The range moves from a full red to a creamy, ripe-fruited white and a refreshing aromatic blend, while stainless steel and barrique explain the cellar choices behind those differences.

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