Vodopivec, Vitovska "Origine" Colludrozza, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2018 consignment smoky nuances from the very

smoky nuances from the very first sip

Sulfur use is minimal

70% fermented in stainless steel aging resting on the lees for 12 months

“the adult root beer float” — just add root beer and vanilla ice cream

and American oak

Vodopivec, Vitovska "Origine" Colludrozza, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2018 consignment smoky nuances from the veryThe one wine in Paolos cellar that doesnt spend time in amphorae, Origine is fermented in open top wooden casks, and spends three years in large Slavonian botti before bottling. What it perhaps lacks in textural je ne sais quoi compared to its terra cotta aged brethren it makes up for in a stricter, more vividly limestone driven mineral characteralmost a Chablis like saltiness and snap. There is an arresting purity here, reminiscent of pure mountain