Gravner Bianco Breg 2009 Venezia Giulia IGT
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Gravner Bianco Breg 2009 Venezia Giulia IGT

Gravner
$180.00

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Riesling Italico
Vintage: 2009
Type: Orange

This orange wine co-ferments sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio, chardonnay, and riesling italico from Josko Gravner's estate in Oslavia. Shaped by a dry growing season with late autumn rains, Gravner harvested botrytis-affected clusters in late November. Spontaneous fermentation relies on native wild yeasts inside buried Georgian amphorae without temperature adjustments. Rested in clay and matured six years in large neutral oak barrels, this cuvée establishes an authentic, contemplative site identity.

It pours a deep amber-gold color, releasing fragrant aromatics of dried orchard fruit, candied citrus, chamomile, and sweet baking spice. On the palate, the full-bodied, robust frame balances a concentrated fruit core with a firm line of fine-grained, tea-like tannins. Savory notes of walnut shell and woodsmoke blend into a dense mouthfeel across the mid-palate volume. A clean thread of mineral acidity cuts through the core, keeping the texture fresh. It finishes completely bone-dry, leaving a lingering savory trace.

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.”