Gravner Ribolla 2009 Venezia Giulia IGT

Grape:Ribolla Gialla
Vintage: 2009
Type: Orange

This was an ordinary year. It was dry with some rain in autumn, as a result of which grapes developed a lower level of noble rot. Last day of harvesting: Thursday, 12 November, when we picked a selected batch of grapes which had developed noble rot.

Made from Ribolla grapes, which have been cultivated in this area for more than a thousand years. While fermenting in Georgian amphorae buried underground, it underwent a long maceration with wild yeasts and no temperature control. After the drawing off and pressing phases the wine was poured back into amphorae for at least five more months before it started ageing in large oak barrels, where it was left for six years.