Tonight we’re returning to the slopes around Apače, where the Steyer family has been crafting some really amazing expressions of wines. They are famed through the World for the Gewürztraminer but wait to try their Cuvée red! A rich blend…
Tag: Pinot noir
Meum – Rose, 2020
Let’s head back to Jurij Brumec tonight to taste Meum‘s rose. Such a delicate expression, produced with free-run juice of Pinot noir to express in its delicacy and freshness. We are just in front of the cellar entrance, looking at…
Domaine Slapšak – Brut Reserve black label, NV
Tonight we’re moving to Dolenjska. A region sometimes neglected, but with some amazing, breathtaking views and honestly expressive terroirs, especially for sparkling wine. One of the brightest examples is Domaine Slapšak, producing some world-class renditions of sparklers like this Brut…
Ščurek – Modri pinot, 2018
We’re heading back to Plešivo tonight to visit the Ščurek family and taste their recent release of Pinot Noir. And boy, what a refined expression of a barrel matured variety we have here. Grapes were hand-harvested at optimum ripeness. Following…
Prinčič – Mihael red, 2017
I’ve been saving this wine for the last presentation of Prinčič. It’s their Mihael red, a blend of equal parts Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir marked by maturation in large oak barrels, which is just about to display its…
Jamšek 1887 – Pinot Noir, 2016
Today we’re heading to Vipava valley to taste a refined expression of Pinot Noir, which underwent oak ageing. We’re in upper Vipava valley at the village of Manče, and this is where we can find one of the oldest barrels…
Cultus – Cultus red, 2017
What a wonderful day I’ve spent today. Vipava valley, the village of Podraga. A manor, which records can be traced back as far as 1683. This is where Matej and Carolin are building the story of Cultus. A story which…
Kupljen – Skywalker, 2018
Drive the horses, dust the bolides and start that famous march written by the legendary John Williams in 1977. I’m talking about the march “Fanfare and prologue“, which greets us at the beginning of the famous science-fiction franchise. It could…
Prinčič – Pinot noir, 2017
Today’s choice is a Pinot noir I’ve been following now close to a decennium. We’re moving to Brda’s village of Kozana, where the Prinčič family produces a wide range of wines. Including tonight’s wine, which constantly delivers. Vines for this…
Frešer – Markus, Pinot noir, 2018
Let’s start the weekend with another beautiful example of Pinot noir. Today we’re returning to Ritoznoj, where Matjaž Fešer produces one of this district’s best varietal expressions. Expressing cool, Alpine climate breezes from the slopes of Pohorje and continental affluxes…