2023 | Edi Simcic Sauvignon | Goriska Brda Valdiguie malolactic fermentation is blocked

malolactic fermentation is blocked

96 Pts The Wine Independent

An energy and firmness in the finish

A classic style of Rioja winemaking

but with plenty of complexity: bright cranberry

2023 | Edi Simcic Sauvignon | Goriska Brda Valdiguie malolactic fermentation is blockedEdi Simis sauvignon blanc is fermented with native yeasts and aged entirely in French oak barriques (roughly 20% new) with no temperature control. The fruit comes from vines between 22 and 35 years old in the village of Kozana. Its always the earliest harvest on the estate, picked by hand at the end of August, then aged 11 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle. The cooler, rainier 2023 is rather plucky, with notes of elderflower, green almond, and