Rebula Mlecnik 2018
ArtisanalThe Rebula from the Slovenian winery Mlecnik is a white wine macerated with an intense and complex profile. The Ribolla Gialla rests on the skins for 4 days before being fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for two years in wooden barrels. After aging, the wine rests bottled in the cellar for 3 years. A straightforward sip that recalls aromas of canned peaches and candied hints, which pair beautifully with a platter of blue cheeses
The Rebula from Mlecnik is a Slovenian Ribolla Gialla that impresses with its ability to combine expressive richness and dynamic momentum. The Mlecnik family has been dedicated to viticulture since the early 1800s and today operates in a historic 17th-century farmhouse located near the village of Dorimbergo, just 12 kilometers from the border with Italy. All the rows are grassed over, and the use of synthetic chemical products in the vineyard is excluded as established by the principles of organic farming, certified since 2005. Furthermore, the low yields of grapes per hectare allow for perfectly ripe berries with extraordinary aromatic concentration.
Mlecnik Rebula is a 100% Ribolla Gialla grown in soils rich in marls, clays, and limestone rocks. The plants are cultivated organically at an altitude ranging from 50 to 100 meters above sea level. The clusters are hand-picked at full ripeness and then transferred to the winery, where indigenous yeasts carry out the alcoholic fermentation accompanied by 4 days of maceration on the skins, without temperature control. Once the fermentation process is completed, the mass is placed in oak barrels for a prolonged maturation of 24 months. Throughout the processing, the liquid is not subjected to any clarification or filtration and no enological aids are used.
To the eye, the Slovenian Rebula from Mlecnik reveals a sunny amber-yellow hue. On the nose, citrus aromas alternate with notes of yellow fruit and hints of canned peach, enriched by pleasant hydrocarbon mineral perceptions. Intense and straight taste, elegant and complex, endowed with lively freshness and firm sapidity. The finish, delicately tannic, insists on mineral sensations and ripe fruit.