Breg Bianco, Gravner - 2012

Name: Breg Bianco, Gravner
Brand: Gravner
SKU: 20301
Price: 229.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 20301 750mL

A wild blend of Riesling Italico, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The grapes were fermented separately then blended and aged together. A textbook example of the Gravner approach: long skin maceration, wild yeasts and no temperature control. Aged 5 months in amphorae and then an additional six years in large oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered.

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Color

White

Vintage

2012

Country

Italy

Region

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Producer

Gravner

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Pinot Grigio

Riesling Italico

Production Methods

Organic

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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About the Producer

Josko Gravner Friuli, Italy Josko Gravner has been heralded as one of the greatest and most influential winemakers in Friuli and beyond. In his relentless pursuit of perfection, Gravner pioneered stainless steel fermentation and temperature control technology, then experimented with barrique fermentation producing wines that were quickly celebrated and imitated, before eschewing technology and...

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