Gravner Ribolla Venezia Giulia Bianco (orange wine) 2014

Other White Wines from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
CT 93
Item # 345051

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93 points CellarTracker.com community score.

This amber wine is made in a very peculiar way; the famous local Ribolla grapes are destemmed, crushed and placed in the Georgian amphoras (called qvevri), which are buried straight in the soil of the underground cellar. It's environment - the Earth - naturally controls the fermentation temperature. After 6-7 months of macerated alcoholic fermentation and malolactic transformation, and having periodic punchdowns to submerge the skins cap to the bottom, the amphoras are emptied and cleaned, and after pressing in a small vertical press placed conveniently in the cellar, the wine returns to the qvevris for further aging of some 5-6 months until the new harvest takes pace. The wine is then racked into big Italian botti (big volume oak casks) for further aging and fining for at least 6 years before bottling. In short: the wine spent over 6 months on the skins, in total of 1 year in underground amphoras, and also has 6 years of aging in big oak casks.
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93 points CellarTracker.com community score.

This amber wine is made in a very peculiar way; the famous local Ribolla grapes are destemmed, crushed and placed in the Georgian amphoras (called qvevri), which are buried straight in the soil of the underground cellar. It's environment - the Earth - naturally controls the fermentation temperature. After 6-7 months of macerated alcoholic fermentation and malolactic transformation, and having periodic punchdowns to submerge the skins cap to the bottom, the amphoras are emptied and cleaned, and after pressing in a small vertical press placed conveniently in the cellar, the wine returns to the qvevris for further aging of some 5-6 months until the new harvest takes pace. The wine is then racked into big Italian botti (big volume oak casks) for further aging and fining for at least 6 years before bottling. In short: the wine spent over 6 months on the skins, in total of 1 year in underground amphoras, and also has 6 years of aging in big oak casks.
Product SKU 345051
Producer Gravner
Country Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varietal Other White Wines
Vintage 2014
Size 750ml
Color White
Blend Ribolla
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