Rodica, Refosk, 2023
Refošk (the Slovenian name for Refosco) is one of those grapes that, in the right hands, tastes like nowhere else — deep purple, brisk-acid, savory and inky in a way that only the Adriatic-facing limestone of Istria can really pull off. The Rodica family farms 15 organic-certified hectares high above the Gulf of Trieste in the village of Truške, near Marezige, where Marinko Rodica traded his career as a car mechanic for a life in the vines back in 1998. Now fully organic in both grape and wine, the estate works mostly with indigenous varieties, and this Refošk is the calling card: hand-farmed fruit, gentle winemaking, no oak interference. Expect crunchy dark cherry, blueberry skin, sea-spray salinity, and the variety's signature crackling acidity. Pair it with anything off a wood fire and prepare to fall in love with Slovenian Istria.
Rodica, Refosk, 2023
Refošk (the Slovenian name for Refosco) is one of those grapes that, in the right hands, tastes like nowhere else — deep purple, brisk-acid, savory and inky in a way that only the Adriatic-facing limestone of Istria can really pull off. The Rodica family farms 15 organic-certified hectares high above the Gulf of Trieste in the village of Truške, near Marezige, where Marinko Rodica traded his career as a car mechanic for a life in the vines back in 1998. Now fully organic in both grape and wine, the estate works mostly with indigenous varieties, and this Refošk is the calling card: hand-farmed fruit, gentle winemaking, no oak interference. Expect crunchy dark cherry, blueberry skin, sea-spray salinity, and the variety's signature crackling acidity. Pair it with anything off a wood fire and prepare to fall in love with Slovenian Istria.
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Refošk (the Slovenian name for Refosco) is one of those grapes that, in the right hands, tastes like nowhere else — deep purple, brisk-acid, savory and inky in a way that only the Adriatic-facing limestone of Istria can really pull off. The Rodica family farms 15 organic-certified hectares high above the Gulf of Trieste in the village of Truške, near Marezige, where Marinko Rodica traded his career as a car mechanic for a life in the vines back in 1998. Now fully organic in both grape and wine, the estate works mostly with indigenous varieties, and this Refošk is the calling card: hand-farmed fruit, gentle winemaking, no oak interference. Expect crunchy dark cherry, blueberry skin, sea-spray salinity, and the variety's signature crackling acidity. Pair it with anything off a wood fire and prepare to fall in love with Slovenian Istria.
