Let’s move tonight to the wine cellar Sanctum over to the hills of Lipoglav to have a look at their famed expression of Pinot Noir that is produced only in the best vintages allowing it to vest the title of…
Tag: Pinot noir
Radgonske gorice – Zlata radgonska penina rosé, 2017
Time for some sparkles! And what better choice than looking at a sparkling wine that scored 97 points at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards. So we’ll be looking at the traditionally produced Radgonske gorice’s Zlata radgonska Penina rosé. Did…
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…
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…
Movia – Pinot noir, 2014
We’re returning to one of the most iconic families when speaking of Slovenian wine. The Kristančič family is behind the honourable, over 200 years old powerhouse Movia. We’ll be looking at their rendition of the delicate Pinot noir that matured…
KlenArt – Pinot noir Tinja, 2015
Time to introduce a new winemaker on this blog. We’re moving to Slovenska Istra, to the village of Plavje, where the Klenar family is crafting a selected range of wines. We’ll be looking at their selected Pinot Noir that matured…
Benčina – Pinot Noir, 2017
Let’s return to Vipava valley tonight, to the village of Lože, where the Bančina family looks over eleven hectares of vineyards. Tonight, we’ll look at one of their flagship wines, and this is the wine through which I first met…
Kristančič – Pinot noir Pavó, 2016
We’re moving back to the beautiful village of Medana, sitting on top of the Brda slopes, where the Kristančič family crafts a range of characterful wines. Today we’ll look at their selected Pinot noir, which matured for two years in…
Vinakoper – Modri pinot Capris, 2013
Sometimes you stumble upon a well-kept wine, which was allowed to mature and display its full character. And such was the case a couple of days ago when we sat at the table with boys from COB doing some wine…
Meum – Fusion, 2017
We’re at Meum tonight, where Jurij Brumec produces some expressive renditions of wines. Including Fusion, an unusual blend of Syrah and Pinot noir, which matured in new and used oak barrels. Both varieties are hand-harvested and vinified alone. Syrah is…