Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Damijan Podversic's extended-maceration Ribolla from the Gorizia hillside, two months on the skins with no added yeast. Dried apricot and honey over a tea-tannin finish.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Edi Keber's monovarietal-rejecting flagship: a single Collio Bianco blend of Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Malvasia Istriana as the only wine the estate releases (since 2010). Yellow apple and white pepper aromatics over a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Riserva tier of Edi Keber's sole Collio Bianco, with three years on lees in Slavonian oak. Yellow apple, almond cream and wax over a long saline finish.
Gravner Ribolla
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Josko Gravner's flagship Ribolla Gialla, fermented six to seven months on the skins in buried qvevri after his 2001 conversion to the Georgian amphora method. Dried apricot and orange peel aromatics over a tea-tannin palate and a saline pithy finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The Bensa family's extended-maceration Ribolla, one of the four founding Oslavia orange-wine cellars alongside Gravner, Radikon and Damijan Podversic. Dried apricot, orange peel and almond over a tea-tannin finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
La Tunella's flagship dry white blend of Friulano and Ribolla Gialla with extended Slavonian oak ageing. Yellow apple, almond cream and a long saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The estate's Collio Bianco field blend (Friulano + Pinot Bianco + Ribolla Gialla) with partial oak ageing. Yellow apple and almond aromatics over a saline finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Tank-method sparkling Ribolla Gialla from Puiatti. Ribolla Gialla is the historic white grape of Collio and Brda and adapts well to the tank-method sparkling style.
Radikon Ribolla
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Stanko Radikon's pioneering extended-maceration Ribolla, with three to four months on the skins. The wine that put Oslavia on the global orange-wine map alongside Gravner; sold in the distinctive 500 ml bottle Stanko adopted in 2002.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Three-variety Colli Orientali field blend from the Rocca Bernarda holdings. Yellow apple, almond blossom and honeysuckle over a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Ronchi di Cialla's Ribolla Gialla from the Cialla holdings, in the still-white idiom (no extended skin contact). Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The estate's prestige Collio Bianco from the Col Disore cru. Multi-variety field blend with partial oak ageing, the Russiz Superiore flagship since 1997.