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The 2016 Gordia Refosco<\/a> is a great red wine that has given a new dimension to the word “selection”. The selection of the grapes had to be done with filigree precision. Andrej has put aside his usual avoidance of high alcohol levels for this wine. It turned out to be a risk worth taking. The colour is deep red-purple. On the nose, we get a mix of ripe sour cherries, pickled blueberries, prunes, dried cranberries, black pepper, liquorice, lovage and you name it. <\/span><\/p>\n

The smell suggests Mediterranean warmth, but also complexity. On the palate, the wine is dense, viscous, buttery and could almost be described as concentrated. We taste pleasant tannins and high acids, dried cranberries, overripe blueberries, prunes, dried pear compote. On top of this, the residual sugar (six grams per litre) and the warmth from the high alcohol add to the body of the wine, but it is all nicely balanced by the aforementioned high acids. The aftertaste is full, complex and very long, as befits a wine of this type. It is undoubtedly an exceptional red wine, the likes of which we do not have in abundance in Slovenia. It is hard not to think of amarone, but it is a very different style. It has all the attributes of a Venetian bomber, with a fantastic acidic freshness. A dangerous blush, because every glass consumed calls for another.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Andrej and Tina Cep<\/h5>\n
Andrej and Tina Cep planted the first vineyards in Kolomban above Ankaran in 2004. From the very beginning, the vineyards have been worked without the use of chemical inputs such as pesticides, herbicides, systemics and fertilisers. Only sulphur and copper are used for spraying – in very moderate quantities – “I didn’t know any other way”, says the farmer, “because I was not burdened by the practices of my predecessors”. Andrej didn’t even know about the organic certification at the beginning, and only found out about it when he started to appear at wine events in Slovenia and abroad. The farm has been officially certified as organic since 2012. They are currently cultivating three and a half hectares of vineyards, with the ambition to increase this to five, for which they have already prepared the land next to the existing vineyards.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Vineyards and winemaking<\/h5>\n
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Seventy percent of the vineyards are Malvasia, with a small amount of yellow Muscat, grey Pinot and Chardonnay, which Gordia cannot imagine a good sparkling wine without. Red accounts for about 25%. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot and riesling usually go together in the bottle. It was only with the 2016 vintage that Andrej made varietal refo\u0161kis for the first time, and the grape became classically Bordeaux.<\/span><\/div>\n
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For sparkling wines and fresh Malvasia, the harvest is usually finished in mid-August, thus preserving freshness. For other wines, the harvest takes place a few weeks later, but certainly as soon as the grapes have reached the appropriate phenolic ripeness. Cep avoids excessive alcohols, thus maintaining a balance between body, complexity and freshness, even in long macerated white wines. The grapes are selected very carefully during the harvest itself. Once in the cellar, the grapes are split, crushed and slowly and gently pressed for sparkling and fresh wines. For the macerations (white and red), the crushed grapes from the 2019 vintage onwards go to the Georgian kvevriyas, where both fermentations and macerations of varying lengths take place. After pressing, the wine is returned to the vats for further ageing. Previously, after pressing, it was bottled in wooden casks, which Andrej seems to be abandoning completely.<\/p>\n

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In this case, the word “selection” has taken on a new dimension. The selection of the grapes had to be done with filigree precision. Andrej has put aside the aforementioned avoidance of high alcohol levels for this wine. It turned out to be worth the risk.The colour is an intense red-purple. On the nose, we get a mix of ripe sour cherries, pickled blueberries, prunes, dried cranberries, black pepper, liquorice, lovage and you name it. The smell suggests Mediterranean warmth, but also complexity. On the palate, the wine is dense, viscous, buttery and could almost be described as concentrated. We taste pleasant tannins and high acids, dried cranberries, overripe blueberries, prunes, dried pear compote. On top of this, the residual sugar (six grams per litre) and the warmth from the high alcohol add to the body of the wine, but it is all nicely balanced by the aforementioned high acids. The aftertaste is full, complex and very long, as befits a wine of this type. It is undoubtedly an exceptional red wine, the likes of which we do not have in abundance in Slovenia. It is hard not to think of amarone, but it is a very different style. It has all the attributes of a Venetian bomber, with a fantastic acidic freshness. 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