Veltlina. Slobodne
Staff Pick
Organic
Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Veltlina. Slobodne - 2021

750 mL
Item # 51924

This estate started producing wine back in 1912 when operating mainly as a tobacco farm. Historical complications shut production, but it was refurbished in 1997. This dry skin contact white saw 7 day maceration, and was fermented and aged in concrete. Pair with Bryndzové halušky.

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Biodynamic

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

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Orange wine is made by using white wine grapes, which are pressed and left in contact with the skins, seeds, and stems for an extended period of time, similar to how red wine is made.

This prolonged maceration extracts color, tannins, and phenols, giving the wine a darker, sometimes orange color. It also produces a wine with more structure and intense flavor.

Maceration times can vary between a few hours to many months, with longer contact giving more color and extraction.


Staff Pick Notes

Slobodne Vinarstvo translates to ‘the free winery’ which is only fitting, as they are working on the same historic estate that once belonged to their family, recovered after nearly 60 years of separation due to WWII and then 40 years of communism in the region. The family have spent the last 25+ years rebuilding the ecosystem of the farm and eventually launched Slobodne in 2010. Using exclusively Gruner Vetliner, this wine is fermenting with native yeast and then aged in neutral eggs and acacia barrels. The result is a slightly cloudy wine with just a tinge of amber/orange. Notes reminiscent of a cedar humidor drew me into the glass. Followed with fruit tones of yellow peach and nectarine. There is a crisp tannic bitterness on the palate

- EC

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