CZECHIA
DVA DUBY
PETR KORÁB
JAROSLAV OSIČKA
PETRA BREDOVA
TŘI ČTVRTĚ
GEORGIA
AMIRAN VEPKHVADZE
CHITO'S GVINO
GOTSA FAMILY WINERY
JAKELI
GIA JAMBERIDZE
ORI MARANI
PAPARI VALLEY
GAIOZ SOPROMADZE
SLOVAKIA
PIVNICA ČAJKOV
DAVID KUŠICKÝ
MARVLA TINDO
UNITED CELLARS
OF TEKOV
SLOVENIA
KABAJ
KORENIKA & MOŠKON
ŠTEMBERGER
ZARO
COLLABORATIONS
BRDA BELO
CONSCIOUS EXIT
EAZY ORANŽNA
EAZY REFOŠK
GRAPE ALE
SHAVI K’RAVI
THE RIDERS
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VINTAGE: 2010.
REGION: Slovenia, Goriška Brda, Šlovrenc.
VINEYARD(S): Velika Brajda, Dobrovo
ALTITUDE: 400m - 800m
SOIL COMPOSITION: Marl, Flysh, Argile, Clay.
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Converging Mediterranean and Alpine climate.
FARMING OF VINEYARD: Low/no till, ecological treatments, manure.
COMPOSITION: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot.
HARVEST: Late September/October.
MACERATION: 2 weeks with the skins then pressed into stainless steel to finish fermentation before barrique.
FERMENTATION: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel.
AGING: 24 months in used French barrique, blended 12 months more in barrique.
FINING & FILTRATION METHODS: None.
DATE OF BOTTLING: March, 2014.
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 6,000.
REGION: Slovenia, Goriška Brda, Šlovrenc.
VINEYARD(S): Velika Brajda, Dobrovo
ALTITUDE: 400m - 800m
SOIL COMPOSITION: Marl, Flysh, Argile, Clay.
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Converging Mediterranean and Alpine climate.
FARMING OF VINEYARD: Low/no till, ecological treatments, manure.
COMPOSITION: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot.
HARVEST: Late September/October.
MACERATION: 2 weeks with the skins then pressed into stainless steel to finish fermentation before barrique.
FERMENTATION: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel.
AGING: 24 months in used French barrique, blended 12 months more in barrique.
FINING & FILTRATION METHODS: None.
DATE OF BOTTLING: March, 2014.
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 6,000.
The tête du cuvee of winemaker Jean MichelSt. Julien reigns supreme in his mind and this is reflected in the wine. It does not pretend to be a copy, it is a reflection of similar sensibilities in terms of ripeness and restraint, concentration and elegance, pleasure and stimulation. It is the wine where Jean Michel most expresses his Bordelais roots. St. Julien is his favorite commune of Bordeaux. This balance is what he seeks in Cuvee Morel. He left Bordeaux in the late 80's and it is as if he took this style with him. More Claret in form than California style. Masculine but perfumed and built for long aging. While the cuvee is consistently Merlot dominant the vineyards mountain proximity expresses a peppery spiciness maybe more indicative of Cabernet Franc. Certainly it is part of the blend but Merlot in Brda is also less fruit expressive and more savory, an impression we prefer ourselves. Functionally Cuvee Morel offers much of what one would seek in opening blue chip Bordeaux albeit without the status, or the cost. It deserves decanting this, awakens the deep minerality of the wine and allows some of the initial fruitiness to dissipate. Sweet tobacco, kirsch, leather, granite, pink peppercorn. Long and dynamic on the palate, truffled and salty and savory. An elite red wine for cellaring.
