natural wine festival a'dam
edition 03 · winemaker profile
edition 03 · winemaker profile
winemaker · profile
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brda, slovenia · since 1820 · eighth generation
at the floor · brda, slovenia
§ about
eight generations on the
italian-slovenian border.
limestone, mediterranean breath, and a family that has been making wine on the same hill since 1820. aleš kristančič pushes natural fermentation to its limits — wines that have lived a long time before they reach the bottle, designed to be poured slowly and remembered.
farmingbiodynamic
added yeastnone — wild only
sulphurnone on most cuvées
hectares22
since1820
generation8th
importer (nl)vagebond wines
§ pouring at nwfa
six wines on the floor.
lunarrebula '19 · 3 yrs on skinsamber, almost copper. orange peel, dried sage, salt. a wine to chew.
puro roséméthode ancestrale · nvdisgorged upside-down, no dosage. wild strawberry, oyster shell.
veliko belowhite blend '18chardonnay · ribolla · pinot gris. honeyed but bone-dry.
veliko rossored blend '17merlot · cabernet · pinot noir. long maceration. iron, tobacco, plum.
modri pinotpinot noir '20sour cherry, forest floor. low-intervention pinot, alpine-clean.
ribolla giallaorange '21 · amphoraamphora-aged. honey, beeswax, walnut skin. structured, ageable.
§ in his words
"i'm not making wine. i'm letting the place make the wine. my job is to not get in the way."— aleš kristančič