Family obligations, I was retained at home, so as Guillaume excellent overview of developments in the Ljubljana Wine Festival.
On the podium the former official assessment following wines:
WHITE WINES
- 1. City: PTUJSKI CELLAR DOO, Traminer, 2005
- 2. City: Brice, Sweet Muscat, 2004
- 3. City: PIRO - Jakončič MARJAN, Chardonnay, 2005
RED WINES
- 1. City: EMERAN Rey, Cabrenet Franc, 2005
- 2. City: Brice, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2002
- 3. City: TRS Stojko Kristančič, Merlot, 2003
Bakhosa media for the most palatable wine, according to journalists received wine Dveri-Pax, Chardonnay - Furmint, dry berry selection. . Media Bahkosa for vzhajajočo wine has received a star young winemaker Brda Otto Rey in Kozani, Media Bakhos for special achievements has also gone to Goriška Brda in Medano Alan Simčiču.
And now, The Guillaume Report:
Here is the report of the wine festival and the Elephant ...
on our side, it start at 3:00 pm and last until 7:00 pm. Our team was made of slavica (first lady), eric (aka chez), Gorazd (from CUBO) and I (from the best restaurant in town.)
With an average of 3 per glass stand for at least 20 stands, it means 60 differents wines and 4 hours. So I'm drunk, but forget about statistic and let's go to concrete stuff
From these 60 wines, wine Which would top the others .. difficult to say, tough job .. I would rank first Simčič Pinot noir ... are beautiful, are strong for a Pinot Noir .. surprising when you know Pinot Noir from Burgundy ..
Then a silver medal goes to a Sauvignon kristlavin and Rebula Movia .. You might say .. Movie - Simčič .. what's f ... .. new? well I would say that they are still quite ahead from other wine makers ..
Surprise came from Guerilla, more famous for its marketing until today but with a beautiful white blend (local varieties: Pinela, rebula, Malvasia) three years in barrique, were other surprise Rozac's Old d'or white and Rozac Malvasia (a wineyard near Koper Which I never heard before but with a great girl, my Goodness I do not mind you do not know anything about wine, you're
great!). Sutor Merlot offered by a M. Lavrenčič, less 'hot' than the previous quoted, was a great wine.
Aleš Kristanič (Kristalvin) surprise us with a Tokaj 1978 (I was 1 year old when they harvest the grape!). Start a debate on Tokaj / Točaj ... Well, It is over about bartender .. Too close from Tokaj, the Hungarian complains again, and it should change. The new name has been choose by the Minister .. It gonna be Sauvignonasse, the Botanic name ...
The problem is that, and French, the use of the suffix 'asse' use is Tues reduce the root's name .. in other words Sauvignonasse would be a considered a poor sauvignon. Ok, only French would probably notice, but on this wine market, impact of French is still important even if, and fall .. vinasse is commonly use for a wine (vin) of poor quality .. ..
Why Slovenian authorities took that decision, without name Wandering about impact on a global market .. After the WTO 'new logo representing slovene slovene for Triglav, but fire for the other 5 billions potentials customers, another case of navelism ..
Interesting as well how important slovene winemakers came back to the festival .. it was quite full in the late afternoon ... few interesting meetings ..
... In the morning
I Woke up this morning and I remember that Up 2000, from Šèurek was great too (it's close to a Saint Émilion wines), Tilen Sterlep imports some good portuguese wine, and I saw as well on his Journal of a South African Thelema, When there and 1997, I bought a Cabernet Sauvignon, Which I opened with my father only 1 year ago .. awesome! )
How are other festival experience?
You should have tried Pinot Noir from Tilia as well. (2004 and 2003)
And a sweet surprise from Lepa Vida (Ipavec) - Malvasia 2005, that was dried from September to February (Tues simmilar Simcic's Leonardo).
How could you even miss these wines? They were located just between Sutor and Guerilla?
: D: D
I am very pleased to Miha Rey ... my father is lost (Emeran) letosni flight .. This recognition is cool, hope drzil house and found the motivation .. However, Cabernet Franc, one of the first Slovenian wines that appeal to me .. and we immediately put on the map restaurant ..
It also has a nice cabernet sauvignon and for a good price range (between 1.000 .- 1.300. Izdi I)
Tilia, I saw the intro yellow-green labels .. Indeed, I am not ashamed to go try .. We have more jump than stand up to the stand ..
Well, sorry Rojac is, not as I Rozac signs .. In general all have a very high quality wine. Even the cockroaches Up 2000, .. I was pretty disappointed with Puro Movia
Puro Movia also disappointed me.
Great story. Big Bang. Itself is not exactly sparkling but do not know what. I can say ... nothing special.
LP, Grozny
Thanks for Infotel. I miss him because we worked all weekend.
My first festival was impressed with the number. 344 wines, this is a nice achievement.
Probal I otherwise only about 50 wines, but I was not sorry.
Kocjančič Zanut Jama - "Tokaj" macerated, golden color with amber tones. Excellent aromatika that the pookusu Sun disappointing.
Vinoteka Gr - Castello Banfi Brunello di Poggio alle Mura Montlcino - only to describe the z1 word DIVINE!
Tilia Pinot Noir - ruby color, with excellent aromatikami, according to the winemaker 20% dried grapes.
Malvasia estate kojančič Truške - The new winemaker surprisingly gentle Malvasia, with excellent aromatiko, perhaps a little lacking in pookusu.
Terlep - Great was their Vieiles VIGNES rouge. French wines at still do not know so well, but I was surprised by its structure.
Tiliin Pinot Noir and is not from dried grapes. Certainly not the 'typical' of dried grapes, such as created, for example passito-style wines (Leonardo, Valentino), where the grapes POTRŽE and then dried. But has Matjaž while another 'policy'. Namely, a certain part of the vineyard, which together represent approximately 20% Pinot Noir, during the vegetation to 'edit' that under the vines only 0.5 kg and that the grapes are exposed to the sun (defoliacija). In this way, these clusters, although the marketing of agri same day as the remaining grapes are Pinot Noir, which has a load of about 1.5 kg, more mature and dehydrated as well as the remaining part and therefore give the wine body. At least I have tko jst understand when I explain it.
LP, Grozny
I see that I missed a lot. Kup considers new names worthy of attention. Will need to visit calf producers.
My white winner was undoubtedly from admund dveri pax, hud, hud, hud! ... And merlot Otona reye ... I almost - because he was čistov corner - almost missed čurinov Šipon ice for 04 ... 03 got decanterjevo reginoalno victory against all 04 Tokaji ... but not the fly ... but I noticed something: the minimum dose in jars and give Marjan Simčič Movie (uni puro no I do not know what, Tokay is equally not - oversized for my taste, too much everything, like rojacova Malvasia (but it is true that the old super fajn d'or)), the most generous was Brda wine cellar ... lived rings!
yeah but no Holy Souls, a walk pokušat al ret?
I spit it out anyway-what we left in the glass and Li away.