2020 Ribolla Gialla

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We are very excited to offer you a new vintage of Ribolla Gialla! Ribolla Gialla is an ancient white grape variety most often found in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. This delicate, floral, high-acid white grape has documentation back to the 13th century in Friuli. Known as Rebula in Slovenia and likely Robola in Greece this variety has been celebrated for hundreds of years. There is very little grown in the United States...with most of the bottling's originating from George Vare's Vineyard in California. We grow a small plot here on our farm in the Scuttlehole and Brick Kiln vineyards. This is a small production skin-fermented white or "orange" wine, there are only 58 cases in 2020 and this Ribolla has a great deal of intrigue and charm and personality so it likely won't stick around. Our 2020 Ribolla is an aromatic and textural delight. Hand-harvested and fermented on its skins for 21 days, like a red wine, this wine displays a polished golden color and offers aromas and flavors of chamomile, yellow peaches, lemon curd, dried apricots, yellow plums, apple and pear skin, white flowers and salty minerals. There is a bit of grip and the wine offers great balance of fruit, light skin tannins, zippy acidity and moderate 12% alcohol which makes this wine amazingly spry on its feet for all the complexity. Our 2020 Ribolla Gialla is comprised of 100% Ribolla, and spent nearly a year in older neutral oak barrels. This wine offers boundless opportunities at the table from local fish and shellfish to fall veggies and root vegetables including squash, parsnips, potatoes, cauliflower and pumpkin to lighter white meats like pork and veal. Journey and explore with this wine...it is fun, delicious and a little bit like Jazz. 58 cases produced. Don't miss this rare, special and delicious wine!