Time to look at another beauty coming from the cellar of Valter Sirk. A wine, readily recalling its Burgundian origins, as we’re tasting his ConteA Chardonnay which has been marked by extensive maturation in tonneaux. This Chardonnay has been produced…
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Kristančič – Cabernet Sauvignon Pavó, 2016
Let’s head tonight to a producer whose Cabernet Sauvignon attracts and most of all, delivers. Especially the one released under the Pavó line. We’re at the Kristančič family in Medana, having a look at their Cabernet Sauvignon Pavó 2016. My…
Ronk – Pinot Grigio Selectus, 2019
Let’s head to Brda tonight, to the family Kristančič that has been releasing wines under the Ronk name since 1993. I’m excited to taste their Pinot Grigio which has been released under the Selectus range. As the name implies, Selectus…
Cultus – Cultus White, 2019
Let’s head back to Matej and Carolin tonight as there is a special wine we need to look at. I’m speaking of their Cultus White, a blend of Pinot blanc, Malvasia and Zelen matured in a combination of stainless steel…
Albiana – Modra frankinja, 2017
Let’s return to the Žaren family, to the sunny slopes of Nemška vas, above Krško. The scenery at Albiana‘s cellar is quite vivid at the moment, as harvest is in full spring, and I hear this will be another great…
Fedora – Rebula, 2018
Time for us to return to Fedora, to Valter and Mojca, and their sun gazed, and wind caressed wines. We are actually at the high slopes of Vipava valley, almost on the brink of the Karst plateau, which generates ideal…
Valter Sirk – Pinot Blanc ConteA, 2012
As Valter Sirk‘s Pinot Blanc generated quite the interest, it is only appropriate we look at his selected version, which underwent extensive bottle ageing in the cellar after fermentation and maturation in tonneaux barrels. I mentioned already that Valter is…
Sanctum – My red, 2015
Time to introduce a new wine cellar on my blog. We’ll be heading to the village of Loče for this, where the Podbukovšek family is home. They release wines under the brand Sanctum and focus their production on Chardonnay and…
Valter Sirk – Pinot Blanc, 2018
Let’s return to the always effervescent Valter Sirk, the winemaker from Brda that crafts three lines of wines. Tonight we’ll look at his Pinot Blanc, a variety he’s very fond and proud of. Valter Sirk has his cellar in Višnjevik….
Cultus – Pinot noir Eclipse, 2016
There are times you come across a wine that falls under the “speciality” segment. Such is the case with this wine, which shows only an Eclipse on the front label. It’s a late harvest version of Pinot noir produced by…