$58.00
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Region: Brda, Slovenia
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
First Glance: Black Fruit, Fine Tannin, Spicy, Smooth
The Wine:
Grapes are destemmed and put in stainless steel tanks where fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts. When fermentation is finished, grapes are left resting for a week, then pressed and racked in barriques. Ages 24 months in 225 L French oak barrels.
The bouquet is intense: black currant, blueberry, blackberry, mulberry. Hints of red rose petals, licuorice, black pepper, fern, hummus, forest underbrush. Eventually, it reveals the aromas of chocolate, coffee, and finally, smoke. The taste is intense, refined. Vigorous body and refined taste,