Gravner Ribolla 2010 Venezia Giulia IGT
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Gravner Ribolla 2010 Venezia Giulia IGT

Gravner
$180.00

Grape: Ribolla Gialla
Vintage: 2010
Type: Orange

Produced during a historically cool and rainy growing season, this orange wine required meticulous vineyard work to sort the fruit. Josko Gravner harvested a final batch of selected ribolla gialla grapes heavily affected by noble rot in mid-November. The winemaking utilizes spontaneous native yeast fermentation and an extended skin maceration inside subterranean Georgian amphorae buried deep in the cellar floor. It matures for five months in clay after pressing, followed by six years in large neutral oak tuns.

It displays a bright yellow-amber color, releasing complex aromas of yellow apple, fresh pear, wildflower honey, and lime tree skin. On the palate, the full-bodied framework balances a rich, waxy texture with a sharp line of mineral acidity. Concentrated flavors of yellow pear and lemon curd blend across a dense mouthfeel. A strong vein of maritime salinity cuts right through the center, keeping the profile fresh and.

Long aged, long lived, and profound, we invite you to discover the magic that can be bottled in Italy’s North easternmost corner.

I make wines for myself. What’s left—I sell.’ Josko Gravner

In the hills above Gorizia, in sight of both the Julian Alps and the Adriatic, Joško Gravner’s family has made wine in the neighboring villages of Hum and Oslavia for generations.

Oslavia is a small hamlet near the town of Gorizia in the Friuli region, situated on the Collio.

The estate has a a total surface area of 32 hectares, of which 18 hectares are currently vineyards. The remaining land comprises woods, meadows and ponds.

A highly acclaimed producer of technical, stylish Friulian wines early in his career, Joško underwent a crisis of faith in the mid-1990’s, realizing that he simply didn’t enjoy drinking his own wines anymore. The story of his perilous journey into the Caucasus mountains and his encounters with millennia-old Georgian viticultural traditions has been well told by now, but it is not an exaggeration to say that Gravner is among those who prevented millennia-old vinicultural practices from disappearing from his homeland.

“Little by little I started getting rid of all the extra equipment I had bought, starting with steel wine tanks and ending with barrique barrels. I don't think it is possible that, over the last few decades, five thousand years of winemaking history have been erased so easily.”