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.75 Liter
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Movia Veliko Bianco 2005
Varietal:
Region: Brda
Movia, in addition to his monovarietal bottlings, crafts standout cuvées that reflect the rich style captured by their solo-varietal relations. Each vintage of Movia's “Great White”—Veliko Belo in Slovenian—constitutes a blend of varying proportions of Ribolla, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, and Pinot Grigio that is aged for a three-year period in oak. Floral suggestions on the nose are succeeded by a full palate featuring persimmon, apricot, baked apple, and white flowers. This elegant and age-worthy offering represents a superb value.
About the Producer
Movia
has been producing wine for more than three centuries; purchased by the
Kristancic family in 1820, it is currently under the direction of Ales,
a French- and Italian-trained winemaker. Ales pursues a historically
minded but radical approach to winemaking that includes aging of the
whites in 600-liter Slavonian oak casks or traditional Slavonian
barriques, leaving them on the lees without stirring for more than two
years. His approach to the reds is no less novel, with each being
treated in accordance with its particular makeup. As with the whites,
maturation is performed exclusively in small Slavonian oak casks.
Racking is never performed, and the fining and filtering procedures are
governed by the atmospheric pressure incurred by the arrival of the new
moon. This constitutes a wholly natural approach that presents the
wines in a state of brilliant clarity. Students and winemakers around
the globe study his techniques, and many visit him to observe and learn
firsthand. His vinification and viticultural philosophy cannot be
construed as either traditional or even purely natural: rather, it is a
reflection of a collective wisdom acquired and refined over two
centuries of winemaking at the Movia estate. Terms that have been
rendered virtually meaningless in the wine world due to gratuitous
usage—green harvest, 100% new French barrique, and low yields—are not
part of Movia’s viticultural frame of reference. Production is informed
by fine-tuned biodynamic principles that reflect a thorough
understanding of vine and root management.
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