{"product_id":"2021-damijan-collio-ribolla-gialla-750ml","title":"2021 Damijan Collio Ribolla Gialla (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\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Damijan 2021 Collio Ribolla Gialla shows a shiny golden color with deep orange hues and a bouquet shaped by extended skin contact, with orange peel, apricot marmalade and honey-coated almond. Ribolla Gialla, a historic Friulian variety known for its naturally high acidity and firm phenolic structure, lends itself especially well to maceration and gives the wine its grip and depth. This is one of those proverbial white wines that drinks like a red and could easily pair with roasted duck on the skin or even a glazed ham dotted with cloves, as the tannic bite in this full-bodied white cuts through richness and fat. The fruit undergoes two to three months of skin contact with spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in conical tanks followed by three years of aging in botti grandi. The three hectares of vines are planted at 140 to 180 meters in elevation on Ponca flysch soils with southern exposure at a dense 8,000 plants per hectare. Production is 13,000 bottles. Drink Date: 2026 - 2035” 95 - Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (4\/26) \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 2021 Ribolla Gialla wafts up with minty freshness, as nuances of lemon oil and wildflowers are complicated by a whiff of crushed stone. It is juicy up front yet quickly gains in tension as a liquid floral concentration builds and crisp orchard fruits cascade across its crunchy mineral core. Exotic spices resonate over a citrusy saturation as the 2021 finishes youthfully compact. As good as this is today, the best is yet to come. (Drink between 2027-2036)” 94+ -  Eric Guido, Vinous (10\/25)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48025012535554,"sku":null,"price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/images_0888e078-ad7f-4b01-865b-693e059a5a3f.jpg?v=1781901795","url":"https:\/\/thewineclub.com\/products\/2021-damijan-collio-ribolla-gialla-750ml","provider":"The Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}