Gravner
Gravner
Bianco Breg Venezia Giulia White Blend
Drinking the 2009 in 2020. Excellent long lasting legs. Rose in color. Slightly dry bouquet, with hints of olive. Very smooth flavor, dry for a rose’. Light olive and truffle notes. Smooth finish. — 6 months ago
Azienda Agricola Valentini
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2012
Italian wine dinner 3 decades.
White flight: Groups favorite was the Valentini.
Gravner 1998
Kante 2005
— 2 years ago
Gravner
Anfora Venezia Giulia Ribolla Gialla
Lovely & luscious. Opened up tight with smokey/leathery nose. But after 15-20mins opens up to more savory/earthy and perfumed nose of honey/citrus with some nuttiness. Perfect balance of tannins & minerality. — 4 months ago
Gravner
Riserva Ribolla Gialla 2003
Mahogany brown; bright, spicy, ribolla nose with botrytis notes; light on its feet at 12.5% (in 2003!) but still energetic and with a lingering, 40 second finish. This is Special Selection Anfora magnum released in ‘18. — 2 years ago
Max Geitlinger
Wein Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Crazy nose. Ripe fruits. Gooseberry, lots of gooseberry. Some sage and black currant fruit. Freaky deaky. Some notes of “orange wine” but only like 10% which add complexity. Candied jelly, spice, fresh mowed lawn, super mineral and apricot. Inviting and complex. Palate is so elegant, complex and dense yet lithe and ethereal. Palate has some hint of cidery flavors but also uncanny freshness and complex fruits. Long, loads of dry extract, and finishes so dry and savory. Like Pessac meets Hunter Valley Semillon with some Gravner DNA. Really elegant and structured. Such a fascinating and delicious wine. Will need age I think. 3-4 years and then will explode. Amazing finish. Almost a 9.5. — 4 months ago
Borgo Savaian
Aransat L.A 19 Orange Pinot Grigio Sauvignon
How could I resist a $22 bottle of “orange” wine being a devotee of Gravner, Radikon & Damijan... and this was a pretty good attempt. Same region near Slovenian border, this has that wild savage oxidative nose, nutty, dried orange rind, dehydrated peach & apricot. Mid weight on palate, maybe lacking some guts & polish - solid acidic structure & balance leading to drying finish. Contemplative wine - would def buy again! — 5 months ago
Dario Prinčič
Jakot Venezie IGT Tocai Friulano 2015
Deeply colored, fruity, very aromatic skin-contact orange wine made with Jakot/Tocai Friuliano from 60 years-old vineyards in Oslavia (Italy’s Collio region, right on the border with Slovenia) that Princic has been farming without pesticides since the 1980s. Alongside Oslavia neighbors Josko Gravner and Stanislao Radikon, Princic is recognized as one of the region’s natural and orange wine pioneers, known for the early adoption of bio-dynamic practices and use of extended skin macerations and lengthy aging – in this case, 22 days on skins and 2 years in botti. Rich, concentrated, with beautiful aromas of apricot, honey and peach gummy hearts. Some spice, herbal notes. Mineral, salty, great finish. — a year ago
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With a stunning display, the 2010 Ribolla Gialla is deep orange and amber in color, with a seductively sweet bouquet that shows dried orange with exotic brown spice, evolving into peach, nectarine and dusty florals. While silky in texture, underlying tension builds, as a complex mix of minerals and tannins creates a tactile feel. There’s a hint of oxidation here, as is expected from this wine, while also coming across as quite savory. Hazelnut, baked apple, ginger and a hint of vanilla, but not oak, resonate on the structured finish. Tasted blind, you’d probably guess this orange wine was a red, and as such, I recommend decanting it. It also pays to mention that this improved even further on day two. The 2010 is the current release of the Ribolla Gialla. Gravner uses spontaneous fermentation in Georgian amphorae, after which the juice is further refined for another five months before being moved to large oak barrels for another six years.(Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2021)
— 3 months ago