Malvazija Istarska

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

The black-soil (crna zemlja) bottling in Cattunar's 4 Terre Malvazija series, fuller and rounder than the grey-soil version.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Cattunar's 4 Terre series isolates Malvazija by soil type; the siva zemlja (grey soil) bottling is one of four side-by-side expressions.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Clai's Baracija Malvazija, the estate's more approachable, shorter-maceration white from the Baracija site.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Meneghetti's Black Label Malvazija, one of the estate's refined Malvasia expressions from the Bale vineyards.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Vina Laguna's Blanc de Moi Vintage Brut, a Malvazija-based sparkling wine from the Porec estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Fakin's Chamal, a Brut sparkling wine in the estate's Premium range alongside its still Malvazija and Teran.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Degrassi's Ferne Blanc de Blancs, a white-grape sparkling bottling from the Savudrija estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Vina Laguna's Festigia Malvazija Akacija Riserva, an acacia-wood aged single-vineyard bottling from the Riserva tier.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Vina Laguna's Festigia Malvazija Istarska Riserva, the estate's premium reserve tier, positioned by the producer as complex wine for connoisseurs.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Coronica's selection-tier Malvazija, made only when the harvest permits, developing mineral and spicy notes from slow native-yeast fermentation.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Trapan's Istraditional, a long-macerated skin-contact Malvazija with a complex profile of dried fruit, tea, spice and Mediterranean herbs.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky

Another of Roxanich's six Sorelle bottlings, deep amber and full-bodied with the range's shared acacia, almond and iodine register.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

San Tommaso's base Malvasia, the Bale estate's everyday white sold direct from the winery shop.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

San Tommaso's Malvasia Bq, a barrique-aged step up from the estate's base Malvasia.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kozlovic's entry fresh Malvazija, described by the estate as precise and elegant, reflecting the red-soil terroir of Momjan.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kabola's fresh Malvazija, the estate's stainless-steel line paired at the cellar door with Istrian prsut and its own olive oil.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Franc Arman's base Malvazija, straw yellow with a greenish tinge, floral-fruity and fresh on the estate's own description.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Fakin's Malvazija shows golden yellow with green undertones, a creamy full body, recognisable varietal aroma and a rounded mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Piquentum's Malvazija, briefly macerated then split between barrique and stainless steel, showing the variety's typical aromatics with added complexity over time.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Kabola's amphora-aged Malvazija, one of Istria's benchmark skin-contact whites, fermented on the skins in clay.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Degrassi's Malvazija Bomarchese, one of the estate's labelled Malvazija bottlings from Savudrija.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Veralda's Malvazija Buje, the estate's everyday white from vines around Brtonigla.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Veralda's site-labelled Malvazija Castagnari, from the estate's Castagnari vineyard parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Franc Arman's Malvazija Classic, aged nine months in wood, with fruit, floral and spice aromas and a mineral, dry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Poletti's Malvazija Classica, the estate's step-up Malvazija tier from the Visnjan hills.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Coronica's base Malvazija, aged on fine lees for what the estate calls unusual durability years after bottling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bastian's base Malvazija, described by the estate as vrhunsko suho, a top-tier dry white with floral-fruity acacia, peach and grapefruit aromatics.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Gerzinic's Malvazija Istarska, a family cellar bottling from the Vizinada hills.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Vina Laguna's base-line Malvazija Istarska, the Porec estate's everyday white, described on-site as fresh and lively for daily drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Medea's base Malvazija Istarska, a fresh, light-alcohol white from the estate's vineyards near Pula and Medulin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Poletti's base Malvazija Istriana, a fresh unoaked white from the Visnjan hills.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Bastian's 2023 Marchiori Malvazija won a Platinum medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards, showing a citrus-floral-spice profile with brioche, cardamom and vanilla.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Arman Marijan's Malvazija Rezerva, the reserve-tier white from the family's Vizinada vineyards, sold out at the winery when last listed.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Medea's Brut Malvazija, the estate's sparkling bottling served chilled at 6-8C.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Coronica describes Ottaviano as intense and intriguing, with yellow flowers, peach and pear over a dry, glycerin-balanced palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky

Malvazija-Pinot Gris skin-contact blend from Clai's Ottocento range, macerated in the estate's house style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Deep amber, dry and full-bodied, part of Roxanich's Sorelle range: acacia flowers, almond milk, garrigue herbs, nuts, sea salt and iodine.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Trapan describes Ponente Unleashed as a fresh, modern interpretation of Istrian Malvazija, with citrus, white flowers and minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Acacia-wood aged Malvazija from the Santa Lucia range, showing honeyed, floral notes over the variety's usual citrus core.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Cattunar's Senator, a traditional-method sparkling wine made from Malvazija Istarska.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Clai's Malvazija, Chardonnay and Plavina traditional-method sparkling wine, bottled as extra brut.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Arman Marijan's Stanzia Brut, the family's sparkling Malvazija bottling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Long-macerated skin-contact Malvazija named Croatian Wine of the Year in 2018 and listed in Decanter's 10 wines to try before you die.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Degrassi's Terre Bianche Cuvee Blanche, a white bottling under the estate's Terre Bianche label.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Trapan's Uroboros Sur Lie, aged on lees with ripe fruit, honey, spice and a subtle oak-derived creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky

Piquentum's Wine Brut, a natural sparkling wine made by blending Malvazija must for secondary fermentation with one-year-old Teran.