In the glass
Aroma: dried apricot, wild herb, wet stone, orange peel
Palate: dried stone fruit, wild herb, saline depth, long savoury close
Single-parcel long-skin-contact Vitovska from Vodopivec. Solo is the cellar's top cuvée from a single Carso parcel.
What it pairs with
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Aged hard cheese
Hard cheese and Solo's firm tannic grip share long savoury depth. -
Slow-roast wild boar
Game richness and saline-tannic orange wine lock together. -
Brovada with musetto
Friulian fermented turnip and pork sausage is the canonical local match for tannic orange. -
Triestine roast pork
Roast pork and orange-wine's tannic grip share rustic depth.
History
Single-parcel long-skin-contact Vitovska from Vodopivec. Solo is the cellar's flagship single-parcel orange wine, with long maceration and very long oak ageing.
- 2005 — First Vodopivec Solo single-parcel release
Facts
- Producer
- Vodopivec
- Grapes
- Vitovska (100%)
- Classification
- Venezia Giulia IGT
- Oak
- Single-parcel cuvée with around eight months on skins in qvevri amphorae and long ageing in used Slavonian oak botti for around 36 months
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 75 to 130 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2005
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Vodopivec Solo
What does Vodopivec Solo taste like?
Dried apricot, wild herb, wet stone and orange peel on the nose; dried stone fruit, wild herb, saline depth and a long savoury close on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and high acidity.
When should I drink Vodopivec Solo?
Drink 8 to 30 years from vintage. Solo's long oak ageing and firm tannic grip reward a decade-plus in the cellar.
What makes Solo different from regular Vodopivec Vitovska?
Solo is a single-parcel cuvée with longer skin maceration (around eight months) and very long oak ageing (around 36 months), released years after the cellar's standard Vitovska.
What food pairs with Vodopivec Solo?
Aged hard cheese is the canonical pairing. Slow-roast wild boar, brovada with musetto, and Triestine roast pork are equally strong.