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Marjan Simcic
Simcic Ribolla
Slovenia · Slovenia·Vintage 2024
Certified organicCritics
Tasting note
Deep yellow colour, with mineral fragrances. Clear, although only decanted and not filtered before bottling. The nose of the wine displays its nobility. Pleasant note. Fresh, well balanced between alcohol and acids, announcing longevity. Persistent and very complex taste, tending to mature grape.
The wine
- Grape
- Ribolla Gialla 100%
- Style
- White
- Alcohol
- 12.0%
- Size
- 750ml
- Winemaker
- Marjan Simcic
- Altitude
- 200–250 m a.s.l. (Medana, Jordano)
- Serve at
- 10–12°C
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested (end of September). Up to 24 hours' maceration; spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel.
- Ageing
- 6 months on the lees in stainless steel.
- Soil
- Marl, slate and sandstone (opoka)
- Food pairing
- Aperitif; white meat, seafood, vegetable pasta; especially sushi
The producer
Marjan Simcic
Medana · Goriška Brda, Goriška BrdaFounded 1860simcic.si
The Simcic family has grown vines in Medana, Goriska Brda, since 1860; their vineyards were already rated first class in the 1786 Habsburg classification. Marjan Simcic, fifth generation, took the reins in 1988 and built a modern cellar in 1997, and the sixth generation, Leonardo, is now involved. The wines are made from organically farmed (SI-EKO-001) vineyards in three tiers: Brda Classic, Cru Selection and the single-vineyard Opoka Cru.