{"product_id":"2021-damijan-collio-ribolla-gialla-750ml-copy","title":"2021 Damijan Collio Bianco Kaplja (750ml)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Tasting through barrels at Damijan has always been a highlight of my year.\" - Eric Guido (Vinous)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDamijan Podversic is one of the benchmark producers of skin-contact “orange”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewine in Italy, based in the Collio Goriziano area near Gorizia on the border with Slovenia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is widely recognized as a pioneer of the modern orange wine movement in Friuli.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe estate farms steep hillside vineyards around Monte Calvario, where the soils are classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollio “ponca” — layered marl and sandstone from ancient marine sediments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of Adriatic influence and Alpine protection gives the area warm days,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecool nights, and excellent ripening conditions for aromatic white grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name Kaplja translates as “drop” in Slovenian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The 2021 Kaplja, a blend of 40% Chardonnay, 30% Friulano and 30% Malvasia, is deeply alluring with its golden color and delicate bouquet of sliced nectarines, mint leaf and spice. It is beautifully balanced, lifted and finessed, with silken textures and a polished feel to the ripe pit fruits that swirl throughout. Gently structured and incredibly long, it finishes with admirable concentration and a cedary bitterness that keeps the mouth salivating for more. Cool-toned and classic, the 2021 is built for the cellar.” 95 -  Eric Guido, Vinous (10\/25)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Damijan 2021 Collio Kaplja is a blend of 40% Chardonnay, 30% Malvasia Istriana and 30% Friulano that shows a mild golden color with faint amber tones. The bouquet offers candied almond, sweet fruit and baked apple with pie crust along with a hint of spiciness that recalls saffron, a character often associated with extended skin contact. Each grape contributes to the wine’s layered personality. The wine undergoes two to three months of skin maceration with spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in conical fermenters followed by three years of aging in botti grandi. The two hectares of vines are planted at 110 to 140 meters in elevation on Ponca soils with south and southwest exposures at a dense 8,000 vines per hectare. Production is 7,000 bottles. The name Kaplja translates as “drop” in Slovenian. Drink Date: 2026 - 2035” 94 - Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (4\/26) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48025016238338,"sku":null,"price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/download.webp?v=1781902154","url":"https:\/\/thewineclub.com\/products\/2021-damijan-collio-ribolla-gialla-750ml-copy","provider":"The Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}