Radikon Oslavje 2019 1L
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Radikon Oslavje 2019 1L

Radikon
$95.00

Grape: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2019
Type: Orange

This low-intervention orange wine is an artisanal field blend of sixty percent chardonnay and forty percent sauvignon blanc presented in an one-liter bottle. The organically farmed fruit grows on mineral-dense ponca soils composed of layered marl and sandstone on the steep slopes of Oslavia. The winemaking utilizes a three-month skin maceration inside traditional oak vats driven by native wild yeasts without temperature controls or added sulfur. It matures for over three years in large neutral Slavonian casks before bottling unfiltered.

It pours a majestic amber color, releasing complex aromas of dried apricot, orange marmalade, yellow peach, and wild mountain herbs. A medium-to-full-bodied frame balances stone fruit flavors with a powerful, tea-like tannin structure from the extended skin contact. A fine phenolic grip frames mid-palate cleanly, balanced by a sharp beam of alpine acidity. Notes of white tea and almond add depth across the textured mouthfeel.

Radikon is one of the foundational names of the modern skin-contact and natural-wine movement. Based in Oslavia, in Friuli near the Slovenian border, the Radikon family built its identity around long macerations for white grapes, minimal sulfur and a deeply traditional approach that had become radical by modern standards. Stanko Radikon helped bring these methods to international attention, and the estate continues under his family with Ribolla Gialla, Jakot, Pinot Grigio and other varieties. The wines are amber, structured and savory, less about novelty than about reviving a borderland culture of patience, texture and uncompromising farming.