Choosing indigenous place to talk about indigenous wine promotion. Erzelj. We were talking about Zelen, Pinela, Rebula and Klarnica, from which truly indigenous wine in Vipava valley is Zelen. Others were brought centuries ago from Greece or Asia Minor and later Italy. Winemakers Andlovic (Avin), Krapež, Mesesnel, Mlečnik, Premrn (Pasji rep), Šušmelj (Miška), Vodopivec (Slavčeva kmetija), Turk (from Erzelj) and biggest wine cellar in the region Agroind Vipava brought their wines to taste. Different stiles of wines ranging from last years to 5 years old, from skin contact of couple of hours to three days and produced naturally or with oenological means. Nice wines.
Miro Kline one of Slovenia's leading experts on branding and consumer behaviour held a lecture which was leading to debate while tasting wine.
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| For this occasion I prepared green asparagus and cooked beef salad in small flan pastry bowl |
Two of the wines left impression on me:
Zelen, vintage 2011, produced by Trošt Boštjan from Orehovica (who wasn't present) which is supposedly grown from original grapevine clone. The wine was left 3 days on skins, what is not usual for this wine. The wine is very rounded, fine structured, stronger as most of wine this kind, but not heavy.
The second wine was Pinela, vintage 2007, produced by Valter Mlečnik, who is known for his Sauvignonasse, Rebula, Chardonnay and Merlot. Also very different wine from what is considered as typical Pinela. 3-day skin contact, natural viticulture and wine making method makes it quite different from usual. This wine is also full in mouth, complex, but typical acidity for Pinela makes it young and lively. Unfortunately the quantity of this Pinela is so small he didn't even bother to label the bottles, it remains more as an experiment.
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| Different cork, different wine... |
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| Wine samples |
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