Ribolla

Josko Gravner is a leading winemaker in the Collio Goriziano region, in northeastern Italy, on the border with Slovenia. He is known for his unique, long-lived wines, made using ancient, minimal intervention methods, and is especially associated with the production of orange wines, particularly his Ribolla. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern amber/orange wine movement. All of Josko Gravner's wines have been fermented for six to seven months in large amphorae (qvevri) imported from Georgia. These are buried in the cellar in the traditional way, and need no temperature control and little intervention. 

This is certainly rich but incredibly balanced and pure with pronounced weightlessness as it glides across your palate. In the glass, the wine displays burnished amber and gold hues with immense concentration and viscosity. It erupts with poached Bosc pear, apricot liqueur, quince paste, bitter orange, dried marigolds, acacia honey, beeswax, chamomile, wild herbs—essentially aromatics that don’t generally exist in a single wine. The palate is full-bodied and full-throttle, exploding with dense layers of rich stone fruit, marmalade, spice, and crushed minerals that linger for minutes, especially after opening up.