Gravner - Ribolla Gialla Venezia-Giulia 2012 (750ml)

Continue Shopping Add to Wish List

Email Sent

Price: $89.95

In Mixed Case: $80.96

Qty:   Add to Cart

Producer	Gravner
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varietal	Proprietary White
Vintage	2012
Sku	82034
Size	750ml

 

The vineyards of the domaine curl over the hills passing seamlessly across the border of Italy into the slopes of Slovenia.  After determining that stainless steel was not a proper marriage for his wines in the 1990s, Josko Gravner began fermenting his wines in huge amphorae buried in the ground in his cellars in 2001, with a full conversion for all wines as of 2004. The whites, which make up about 85% of the estate’s production, spend about 10 months total in amphorae, with the reds a shorter 1 to 2 months.  He insists on aging his wines in large barrels for many years so release dates for most wines are from 7 to 10 years and more from the date of harvest.

This wine is composed of the local Ribolla grape; fermented in Georgian amphorae buried underground; long maceration with wild yeasts and no temperature control; after fermentation, the wine rests again in amphorae for five more months and then is aged in large oak barrels for an additional six years; bottled without fining or filtering.