Ribolla Gialla 2015 - Gravner

Ribolla Gialla - Gravner

Gravner's Ribolla Gialla is an orange wine that goes beyond any convention and pre-established scheme, obtained from the grapes of the same name which is vinified in Georgian amphora with long maceration and aged in barrels for 6 years. Vinification takes place in Caucasian amphorae with a long maceration on the skins. The wine, after being pressed and drawn off, rests for 5 months again in the amphora, and then ages for 6 years in large oak barrels.

Service

We taste it at a temperature of 12/14 ° in tulip glasses. Wine to be drunk immediately but does not mind being aged. We remind you that this wine should be served at the same temperature as red wine and should not be kept in the refrigerator.

Pairings

Wine that goes well with important dishes of Italian cuisine, to try with fish soups.

Cellar: Gravner

 Josko Gravner, is a winemaker whose name is intimately linked to that Collio of Gorizia that he himself contributed to making famous throughout the world through a radical change in the way of thinking about wine. His A journey began long ago, when at the age of 16 he began to make wine from the grapes from the vineyards planted around his house. The use of steel first, and then the barrique, mark a road that crosses most of the 80s and 90s, until the turning point and the introduction in the cellar of the amphorae from Georgia, from which the name of its wines. His company is located in Oslavia, a small fraction of Friuli Venezia Giulia. A company that is very attentive and sensitive to the Earth, to its lunar phases, to the seasons and, which nurtures a deep respect for nature. The Ribolla Gialla and Pignolo vineyards are located between 150 and 270 meters above sea level that Josko works exclusively by hand, with unparalleled care and passion, which finds its roots in the profound sensitivity and respect it nurtures towards of the ecosystem in which we live. In the cellar, the wines are vinified with long maceration on the skins in order to enhance not only the grapes but the whole territory itself.