Ribolla 2018

The Ribolla IGT Venezia Giulia 2018 by Gravner (Oslavia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) stands as an absolute, revolutionary, and spiritual monument of global winemaking—the undisputed archetype of skin-contact amphora-aged wines (orange wines). Sourced from hillside vineyards in Oslavia planted on classic calcareous marl and sandstone (ponca), this masterwork stems from an uncompromising, philosophical approach championed by Josko Gravner, who eliminated all technological intervention to let the grape, earth, and time speak in their purest voice.

Cellar protocols mirror ancient Georgian winemaking traditions: hand-harvested at peak ripeness, the Ribolla Gialla grapes are destemmed and fermented in buried Georgian amphorae using indigenous yeasts without any temperature control, undergoing extended skin maceration. Following pressing and racking, the wine returns to amphora for at least 5 additional months before beginning an extraordinary maturation of 6 years in large Slavonian oak casks. This monumental aging bestows upon the 2018 vintage a mystical complexity and timeless longevity.