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Marjan Simcic Ribolla Opoka 2021

Marjan Simcic Ribolla Opoka 2021

13% abv

Vol- 75cl

“This is a glorious, complex wine that brings two worlds together – tradition and modernity. 67-year-old vines at 200 to 250 m on the region’s special opoka soil provided the fantastic, concentrated grapes for this wine. It was fermented for 16 days with skins in concrete eggs (made with stones from the vineyard), and has amazing aromatic expression of orange blossom, spice, wild herbs, and peach fruit. The palate is intense and sapid, very pure and bright, with ripe peach notes, orange zest and a touch of spice, underscored by a mineral core and superfine tannins. A wine with a long life ahead of it too.”
Caroline Gilby MW

Deep yellow colour, with mineral fragrances. Clear, although only decanted and not filtered before bottling. The nose of the wine displays its nobility. Pleasant note. Fresh, well-balanced between alcohol and acids, announcing longevity. Persistent and very complex taste, tending to mature grape.

The Ribolla Gialla Opoka comes from an acute selection from the estate’s oldest vines, Around 70years old, in the Medana Jama cru in Brda. Fermentation is in 1,000 litre concrete eggs with 16 days maceration on skins. Aging is 10 months in 1,000 Litre concrete eggs and 12 months in 500 Litre oak barrels (tono). Seriously complex and fresh with apple skin, bitter almond and mineral in abundance and a long life of improving yet to come. The Opoka wines are the most gloriously textured of all Marjan’s wines.
340 cases made

Opoka is the local term for the marl mineral soil of the area. These wines are only made in the best vintages and are the product of a strict selection and represent the best of the best.Only vines identified as growing on the Opoka soil suring extensive core samples throughout all the estate’s vineyards are elligible for selection.

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£45.00inclusive of Duty and VAT

Limited stock, only 9 remaining

The Slovenian region of Brda lies immediately to the east of Italy’s Collio region. The two denominations, in reality, comprise one contiguous quality wine zone whose terroir is rudely bisected by an international border. Today many winemakers and grapes cross the border in both directions in short journeys from vineyard to cellar. The Simcic family trace their wine making story in the region back to 1860. Their aim is to respect the historic traditions of the region in both viticulture and wine-making. The 24 Hectare estate's vineyards are farmed organically, yields are kept low and only natural yeasts are used. Marjan is one of the best winemakers in Europe and has honed his knowledge of his land all his life and works to progress the quality of the wines tirelessly every year. The wines are divided into three distinct ranges. Classic ( younger vines, all stainless steel, short maceration with lees aging). Cru Selection (single vineyard, oak ferment and aging, some skin contact). Opoka ( the oldest vines of the Crus, planted on the prized Opoka Soil, longer aging)

Reference #:
21888
Strength
13 ABV
Bottles per Case
6 bottles
Grapes
Ribolla Gialla
Organic
Yes
Biodynamic
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Sparkling
No

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Orders under £150 are charged an initial £9.95 incl. VAT.

Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly.
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Deliveries are normally between 09.00 and 17.00 Tuesday to Friday and a signature is required on receipt of delivery. (We do not ship on a Friday for Monday delivery unless specifically requested to do so).

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A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

We use Mailsafe packaging and double walled cardboard boxes for secure shipping of all bottles. Clear labelling marked FRAGILE is applied and all our despatches.

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IV 3 to 11, IV14 to 28, IV 40 & IV 51 to 54, IV 63. KW 1 to 3 & KW 5 to 14. PH 33 to 41

 

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