Zidarich Malvazija Venezia-Giulia Bianco 2020
Zidarich Malvazija Venezia-Giulia Bianco 2020
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Zidarich Malvazija Venezia-Giulia Bianco 2020

Zidarich
$42.00

Grape: Malvasia
Vintage: 2020
Type: Orange

Running through all of Zidarich's wines is a driving, dancing, powerful yet balletic minerality-an essence of pure stone. Even in wines made from more assertive, aromatic varieties like Malvasia and Sauvignon, it is the limestone that takes center stage. They combine invigorating liveliness and profound, contemplative mineral heft like few other wines on Earth, capturing both the gleaming sunshine of his high-altitude vineyards and the cool depth of his cellar.

The Malvasia is the more gregarious, talkative, eager younger brother to the more inward and contemplative Vitovska, yet both express the powerfully stony essence of the Carso in their own delicious way. The wine presents notes of crunchy mango, white pepper, and lemon verbena, with a subtle honey undertone emerging on the driving, mineral-drenched finish. Even after a decade, the wine will offer amazing depth and freshness, proving that its relative youthful exuberance does not preclude an equally impressive age-ability.

 

Zidarich is Benjamin Zidarich's biodynamic estate in the Carso, the limestone plateau above Trieste where vines struggle through iron-rich red earth and fractured rock. Beginning with one hectare in 1988, Benjamin expanded the domaine while centering it on Vitovska, the region's emblematic white grape, alongside Malvasia, Sauvignon and the local red Teran. His five-level cellar is carved deep into the limestone beneath the vineyards and allows wine to move largely by gravity. Extended skin contact, native fermentation and patient aging produce textured, savory wines whose salt, herbs and mineral grip feel inseparable from the harsh, wind-shaped landscape.