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KABAJ
2019 SIVI PINOT
DRY ORANGE WINE.VINTAGE: 2019
REGION: Slovenia, Goriška Brda, Šlovrenc.
VINEYARD(S): Dobrovo, Belo Konec, Jez.
ALTITUDE: 300m - 400m.
SOIL COMPOSITION: Marl, Flysh, Argile.
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Converging Mediterranean and Alpine climate.
FARMING OF VINEYARD: Low/no till, ecological treatments, manure.
COMPOSITION: Sivi Pinot (Pinot Gris).
HARVEST: End of September.
MACERATION: 1 week 100% of the skins, 3 months 30% of the skins, destemmed fruit.
FERMENTATION: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel.
AGING: 2 years on the fine lees in used French barrique.
FINING & FILTRATION METHODS: None.
DATE OF BOTTLING: March, 2022.
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 10,000.
REGION: Slovenia, Goriška Brda, Šlovrenc.
VINEYARD(S): Dobrovo, Belo Konec, Jez.
ALTITUDE: 300m - 400m.
SOIL COMPOSITION: Marl, Flysh, Argile.
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Converging Mediterranean and Alpine climate.
FARMING OF VINEYARD: Low/no till, ecological treatments, manure.
COMPOSITION: Sivi Pinot (Pinot Gris).
HARVEST: End of September.
MACERATION: 1 week 100% of the skins, 3 months 30% of the skins, destemmed fruit.
FERMENTATION: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel.
AGING: 2 years on the fine lees in used French barrique.
FINING & FILTRATION METHODS: None.
DATE OF BOTTLING: March, 2022.
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 10,000.
A quintessential example of skin contact Pinot Gris, known as Romato in Italy, the style in an old one and originates in Slavic households. We describe it as orange wine but in reality it is not white, orange, rose or red. It has a little character of all making it a wine with tons of function and appeal. It is wine to keep by the case as it would be no problem to host an evening pouring it alone. As with all the Kabaj wines (except the sparkling wines) it is better to drink it at room temperature, yes room temperature, than refrigerated. FROM THE WINEMAKER: Kabaj was the first in Brda to plant Sivi Pinot, Zvonko decided to plant it after seeing the success of the variety in Italy. Today you have lots of Pinot Gris in the region. It is the only grape that does not lose the market. It's soft, easy to drink, easy to understand, easy to grow. The clone is very important. We grow 3 different clones. The differences are in maturation and proportion of sugar to acidity. Also resistant to disease. Where there is stony soil we use rootstock Kober. We planted German clones and they were too acidic. Pinot Gris is "juice" even with heavy alcohol it is easy to drink. I don't understand why people like it so much but they like it.
