Marjan Simcic Pinot Noir Cru Selection 2019

Marjan “was key to the success of the Goriška Brda region” when, at the age of 20, he took over the family winery that had been in operation since 1860 and “changed the profile of the region and elevated it to the top nationally and internationally”, according to Decanter magazine. Brda has the privilege of a fantastic terroir, where the Alps meet the Mediterranean, with soils of limestone marl flysch, the famous Opoka. Marjan is a force of nature, and with organically grown grapes, he creates wines of immense authenticity and minerality, absolutely unmissable for terroir explorers.

Wine:
Pinot Noir from the Brda terroir in Slovenia. The vines are 23 years old, at an altitude of 250 metres and exposed to the south and east. The soils are made up of marl, slate and sandstone. Hand-harvested. Fermentation with 14 days of maceration in stainless steel tanks. Indigenous yeasts. Aged for 24 months, 12 months in conical oak barrels with a capacity of 2,500 and 12 months in French barrels.