Structure
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: quince, honeysuckle, candied lemon, crushed rock
Palate: yellow plum, hazelnut, saline minerality
The estate's Grand Cru Rebula from the Medana Jama plot. Marjan Simcic bases the Opoka line on ten metre soil surveys of each site; the wine is vertical, saline and built to age.
What it pairs with
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Lobster with butter
Weight and salinity hold up to the richest shellfish. -
Truffle risotto
The nutty, saline register meets the truffle without fighting it. -
Aged Parmigiano
Acidity and mineral drive cut through crystalline hard cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Marjan Simčič · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Rebula (100%)
- Oak
- Single vineyard fruit from the Medana Jama Cru on opoka soil, vines of 40 to 96 years at higher elevation with low yields