Mola Wine Cellar Rogami
A small cellar for wine production, keeping and degustation is placed completely underground. This way it is naturally insulated and snugged in by the terrain that is a mix of rocks and red soil, very porous, but very solid, rich with minerals.
Mola’s vineyards are located in a beautiful landscape in Rogami, including Mrki krš (Dark karst) and Bilo. This is a very simple structure. The main idea has been to keep it under ground, to use natural ventilation and the temperature of the soil. The entrance to the cellar is the only part that can be seen as you approach. It is a structure completely built in concrete, done with black pigment. There are side openings that let some light in and create natural ventilation, and an opening on the top that is used during the harvest to let the grapes in. The degustation room has a big window facing the entrance. The big table – the social point of the winery, occupies it.
The rocky terrain has been transformed into a flourishing vineyard – a green stripe that has been recognized for years by the inhabitants of Rogami and passers-by. Winemakers at Mola are interested in innovation and with their products they test new technologies and methodologies, such is their biodynamic wine or the white that has been placed underwater in Skadar Lake for aging. They want to use the nature and everything their micro-location has to give them.
That is where we have found our inspiration. The small cellar for wine production, keeping and degustation is placed completely underground. This way it is naturally insulated and snugged in by the terrain that is a mix of rocks and red soil, very porous, but very solid, rich with minerals.
The entire structure is concrete with dark pigment on the walls that are visible from the outside. There is one entrance with aluminum door. Small side openings let the air in and the room on the side has a large glass with black aluminum.