Vodopivec IGT Venezia Giulia Vitovska 'Origine' 2018 Size:750ml a white mold forms that

a white mold forms that balances and concentrates the acid

Aged 2 years in a combination of demi-muids and large foudres

and Joaquin’s combines those traits with a magnificently concentrated palate which swells dramatically on the finish

With a soaring nose of juicy blackberries and spices

spent over seven years aging sur latte (disgorged December 2022)

Vodopivec IGT Venezia Giulia Vitovska 'Origine' 2018 Size:750ml a white mold forms thatThe one wine in Paolos cellar that doesnt spend time in amphorae, Origine is fermented in open top wooden casks, and spends three years in large Slavonian botti before bottling. What it perhaps lacks in textural je ne sais quoi compared to its terra cotta aged brethren it makes up for in a stricter, more vividly limestone driven mineral characteralmost a Chablis like saltiness and snap. There is an arresting purity here, reminiscent of pure mountain