Pinot Noir Selections 2013 (Marjan Simčič - Goriška Brda)

- 92 points (2012 vintage) - JamesSuckling.com

- Rich in colour, extremely rich body

- Non-filtered

- 30 months in French oak barrels

- Only natural methods

- Selected grapes from older vineyards

- Colour: transparent, ruby red

- Nose: cherry liqueur, excellent cask and orange peel

- Palate: very ripe fruit, especially cherries

- Palate: fresh and lovely tartness

- Food: red meat or mushroom dishes, mountain cheeses

- Grape type: Pinot Noir

- Ageing: up to 10 years

- Alcohol: 13,5 % vol

Wine producers from Burgundy are not the only ones who know how to make a good Pinot noir varietal wine – Marjan Simčič from the hilly region of Goriška Brda in the west of Slovenia is a living proof of that! His Pinot Noir Selections offers an enticing ruby-red colour, a sophisticated bouquet and a ripe taste of cherries that cannot be so easily forgotten. It improves with age, so you can “forget” a bottle in your cellar for a few years, further enriching the taste of this red delight. This is also what Marjan Simčič does every once in a while – and after he “finds” these bottles again after a few years, they usually earn him a reward or two in the most prestigious wine competitions across the world…