Vinarija Milijan Jelic - Valjevo

Cantina e Vini

Choosing a different path, the Jelic family began their wine story in 2002, among four rivers and four mountains, along the mythical coast of Panonian sea nearby Valjevo town. There was where arose wine which is produced today, using latest today’s winemaking technologies, and maturated in the way as our ancestors used to… deep under the ground beneath domestic hills where it is also born. Down Valjevo mountain slopes with the most gorgeous exposures, at the ideal height above the sea level and under the specific microclimatic conditions, which are more than suitable for growing grapevine, twenty hectares of vine are planted. There where vineyards used to be the pride of each peculiar householder and where this tradition has been abandoned in the last few decades, there began a very new era. The great terroir, like this one, is hard not to be utilized, and a huge aspiration of the Jelic family to bring back well-known wines to Pocerina region, is quite near to be fulfilled. After great successes of Milijan Jelic’s wine cellar, a few wine admirers started to invest in wine cellars in Pocerina, which should serve as a satisfaction to all good-natured people from the world of wine.

Vineyards extend over several locations near Valjevo. Over the total area of over 20 hectares, the dominant cultivars are: Morava, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Petka considering whites, Pinot Noir and Merlot considering reds. After experimenting with some of other worldwide famous cultivars, Milijan Jelic nonetheless decided that the main sort in the vineyard should be Morava and Prokupac. Soon after first excellent results in 2004, it was undoubted that Morava could provide world quality and in a very short time it became extraordinary popular with domestic and international wine connoisseurs. The first commercial wine made of grape of this cultivar Tamuz Morava 2005 won the “Champion of White Wines” title already the next year, 2006, at the Novi Sad fair. Prokupac, however, has already confirmed its great potential in Serbia several times through wine of vintner colleagues and showed that under tough yield control in vineyards it can deliver elegant wine with an exceptional character.