Radikon Oslavje wine bottle

Radikon Oslavje 2020 500 ml

Radikon
$65.00

Grape: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio
Vintage: 2020
Type: Orange

This low-intervention orange wine is a traditional blend of chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, and pinot grigio packaged in a five-hundred milliliter 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 large oak vats driven by native wild yeasts without temperature controls or added sulfur. It matures for over three years in large neutral wooden casks before an unfiltered bottling.

It pours a majestic amber-topaz color, releasing complex aromas of dried apricot, orange marmalade, cured tobacco leaf, and white truffle. On the palate, the full-bodied framework balances an extract-rich physical weight with a sharp beam of alpine acidity. Powerful, fine-grained, tea-like tannins build a structural backbone that frames the textured mouthfeel. It finishes long, bone-dry, and savory, leaving a persistent trail of crushed stone.

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.