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$43.00Original List Price
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Code: 88351
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| Rating: | 92 Pts Wine & Spirits | Size: | 750ML |
| Region: | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Country: | Italy |
| Varietals: | Vitovska, Malvasia Bianca, Glera, Furmint, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio | ABV: | 13.5% |
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92 Pts Wine & Spirits |
"Sandy Skerk blends this wine from vitovska, malvasia, tocai, glera, sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio, all grown in his Carso vineyards. It's a subtle and complex soil-driven wine, interpreting the northern Adriatic's high cliffs of limestone-rich karst in scents of rose petal jam, wildflower honey and wax beans. The fruit is notably red, with the crispness of red apple skin and the cool feel of sun through shadows. Cellar it, or decant a bottle for pork chops roasted with tangy apples." |
90 Pts Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate |
"The 2011 Ograde is a blend of Vitovska, Malvasia, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio in descending order of importance. The wine opens to a beautifully light copper color and nice touches of candied almond, canned peach and yellow fruit. This wine occupies the feminine and delicate corner of the hearty "orange" wine arena. The name Ograde comes from the local word for a "small vineyard parcel." Drink: 2014-2017." |
Description:
"Sandi Skerk's property is only 500m from the border of Slovenia in the Carso appellation of Fruili in the far North Eastern corner of Italy. Tasted out of context, ie here in our office in Oakland, CA, it is difficult to know what to make of the wines; they are different than any other in our portfolio. However, upon meeting Sandi, seeing his vineyards, his cellar, and listening to his winemaking philosophy, it becomes entirely clear how special the wines are and what Sandi is trying to achieve by making them.
His entire process is natural, not because it is the trendy thing to do, but because it does not make sense to Sandi to make wine any other way. When asked about the style of winemaking that seems to be the trend in the Carso DOC, ie. long skin contact for the whites, Sandi talks about the great respect he has for his grandfather, who also made wine on the family's property, and about wanting to follow his technique. Making wine before it was common to use SO2 as a preservative, Sandi's grandfather used the technique of extended skin contact for his white wines. The tannins in the skins protect the wines from oxidation, allowing Sandi to use very little SO2 in his winemaking. Making wine naturally requires great care in the vineyards and the winery and if there is one thing I have learned about 'natural' wine after attending the two 'natural' wine fairs every year in Italy in March, it is that there is a big difference between 'natural wine' made by great winemakers and 'natural wine' made by any Joe Smoe hoping to jump on the 'natural wine' band wagon. Sandi is one of the great winemakers making natural wine well; his wines show impressive clarity, balance, and depth on the palate." - Importer
"Sandi 'kerk follows a rigorous wine philosophy with roots in the "natural" or "orange" wine movement. Whites wines are macerated on their skins without the use of commercial yeasts or enzymes. They are aged in oak casks and are never filtered. Sandi focuses on the main grapes of the Carso area including Vitovska, Malvasia, Sauvignon and Teran (a member of the Refosco family)."
Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
