Vodopivec, Vitovska 2017 (Friuli)

Grape: Vitovska

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northern Italy

Paolo Vodopivec owns this organically and biodynamically farmed Carso estate, on the border with Slovenia, and just north of Trieste. Vodopivec works solely with the Vitovska grape, and knows it intimately. From a vineyard at 260m, and rocky, limestone soils high in iron and magnesium, the destemmed Vitovska grapes are crushed and native fermented in Georgian Anfora and in contact with the skins for six months. 

This pours a shining gold hue, with a powerful nose of apricot, pear, white peach, and ash, with a fine elderflower perfume woven throughout. Intriguing, and moreish, this singular wine is drinking beautifully now, and with time ahead.