Winemaker Notes
A wine with a deep and dense, ruby red color. An extractive character that leaves slowly slipping, ruby tears along the walls of the glass. The bouquet is intense, of black currant, blueberry, blackberry, mulberry. Hints of red rose petals, licorice, black pepper, fern, hummus, forest undergrowth. Eventually, it reveals the aromas of chocolate, coffee, and finally, smoke. The taste is intense, refined. We perceive softness with nicely incorporated alcohol.
Authentic accompaniment to a Florentine steak or a dish where venison reigns paired with chocolate or some other sweet sauce.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A hint of vanilla to the red cherries, currants and a hint of red chili pepper. A more elegant and medium-bodied palate with nicely tart berries and fine tannins. Fluid, drinkable and pretty long with a creamy, vanilla finish. The fruit is still very vibrant. From organically grown grapes.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
A picturesque, eastern European wine growing nation, Slovenia can claim one of the most ancient winemaking cultures in all of Europe. Its history dates back to the Celts and Illyrians tribes, well before the Romans had any influence on France, Spain or Germany. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that Slovenia developed a more refined, private-sector wine industry.
Today it is a powerful source of some of the industry’s most important orange wines (whites made with extended skin contact); furthermore, fully three quarters of the country’s wine production is white.
Slovenian weather is continental with hot summers and cold, wet winters. It is divided into three wine regions: Podravje in Slovenia’s northeast; Primorska in its west, close to Italy; and Posavje in its southeast. These are further divided to nine wine districts.