Modri + Sivi Pinot 2019 - Aci Urbajs

Modri ​​+ Sivi Pinot - Aci Urbajs

The Modri ​​+ Sivi Pinot by Aci Urbajs is a rich and elegant macerated wine obtained from a blend of Pinot nero and grigio. Aci cultivates its only hectare of vineyard on Mount Rifnik, which dominates the town of Šentjur. His motto is: “Wine didn't start with us and it didn'tit must end with us. " This reflects the work done in the vineyard and in the cellar and is aimed at respecting the maximum the land and its plants. The vines grow on marly soil at 450 m above sea level. Over the years, thanks to biodynamic viticulture, a consistent layer of humus has been added, which now reaches more than 30 cm in thickness. After the manual harvest, the grapes are de-stemmed and spontaneously fermented in wooden vats with maceration on the skins for 2 weeks. It then ages in old Slovenian oak barrels for 12 months before bottling without clarification, filtration or addition of SO2. Only 300 bottles produced.

Service

For the wines of Aci I strongly recommend to use wide glasses of red wine and serve it between 16 ° and 18 ° C.

Pairings

Recommended with sauced fish dishes, raw shellfish, to try with a risotto with perch.

Winery: Aci Urbajs

Aci Urbajs (one reads Azi) cultivates its only hectare of vineyard on Mount Rifnik, which dominates the town of Šentjur. Demeter certified since 1999 is strongly biodynamic. His motto is: "Wine did not start with us and should not end with us". This reflects the work done in the vineyard and in the cellar and is aimed at respecting the land and its plants (vines and vegetable garden) to the maximum. The soil is marly. Over the years, thanks to biodynamic viticulture, a consistent layer of humus has been added, which now reaches over 30 cm thick. The wines are all macerated, some more, others less, depending on the vintage. Usually the maceration is about 3 weeks. Autochthonous yeasts, maturation of at least 1 year in large Slovenian oak barrels. The wines of Aci Urbajs are chameleon-like like its creator, the basic blend is Chardonnay, Kkerner, Reisling Italico and Riesling Renano, but based on how the year goes, see what to do .... It can make 3/4 years all of the same blend and then 2 years only pinot grigio ... all based on how the year goes, the moon, his mood ...