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Wine style: dry white wine

Variety: 100% Pinot Gris

Country of origin: Slovenia, Goriška Brda

Alcohol level: 12.5% by vol.

Wine serving temperature: 8–10 °C

Maceration:  24 hours of cold maceration

Ageing (maturation):  7 months in stainless steel vats

Tasting notes: Golden yellow colour with a copper shade, full body (the soft, mature and fruity initial taste is substituted by the note of apricots and melons), alcoholic richness with balanced acids and variety characteristics (at the end, slightly bitter). Paring with food: white meat, risotto, seafood, pastas, appetizers, salads …

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Wine style: semi-dry rosé wine

Variety: 100% Merlot

Country of origin: Slovenia, Goriška Brda

Alcohol level: 12.5 % by vol.

Wine serving temperature: 8–10 °C

Maceration: 12 hours of cold maceration

Ageing (maturation): 6 months in stainless steel vats

Tasting notes: Pale red with shades of orange colour. On the nose it shows strawberry, cherry and gentle flower aromas. The palate is pleasant with a full, fresh taste and a lovely finish. Paring with food: fish carpaccio, salads such as octopus salad or as an appetizer, risotto, white meat, pasta, mussels and fish.

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Wine style: dry white wine (orange style)

Variety: 100% Pinot Gris

Country of origin: Slovenia, Goriška Brda

Alcohol level: 13.8% by vol.

Wine serving temperature:14–16 °C

Maceration: 3 days of non-controlled maceration

Ageing (maturation): 12 months in barrique (oak barrel)

Tasting notes:A wine of orange colour with onion-copper hues, without filtration and almost without any sulfur. Aged in wooden barrel and macerated for 3 days (grapes in contact with wine juice). On the palate it is rich, buttery, salty, ripe and pleasant freshness. The aftertaste is long, warm and lavish, slightly buttery, but above all very persuasive. Paring  with food: recommended to be served with moderately spicy dishes, mushroom dishes, eggplant lasagna, meat pies, pâtés, as well as white meat, pork and salmon.

ŠČUREK

Wine style: sparkling wine, traditional method
(champagne style)

Variety: 50% Rumena Rebula, 40% Chardonnay,
10% Glera

Country of origin: Slovenia, Goriška Brda

Alcohol level: 12.5 % by vol.

Wine serving temperature:4–6 °C

Maceration: 12 hours of cold maceration

Ageing (maturation):6 months in inox tanks and
at least 24 months in bottles

Premium sparkling wine (classic champagne method), made by one of the most famous winemakers in Slovenia – Ščurek winery. Sparkling wine aged 1 year at the bottom of Lake Bled.

Possible to buy only in Vila Special and at
the winemaker cellar.

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Wine style: dry red wine

Variety: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon

Country of origin: Slovenia, Goriška Brda

Alcohol level: 13.5% by vol.

Wine serving temperature:16–18 °C

Maceration: 3 weeks

Ageing (maturation): 12 months in barrique (oak barrel)

Tasting notes: A wine of dark ruby red colour. Rich body, indicated by a mighty flower with a predominant smell of red fruits, yet it is also gentle, grassy, and slightly spicy. The taste reminds us of a dark-fruit jam (plums, black elder) with the addition of spices (green pepper) and garden herbs. In the mineral aftertaste a moderate spiciness comes to light, even though smoky notes are present throughout the aftertaste. Wine pairs well with red meat, especially if the meat is prepared in a way that preserves the primal tastes (tartar steak, beef carpaccio, pasta with tomato sauce, spicy food,English beefsteak and Carniolan sausage (special Slovene famous sausage).

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Wine style: dry white wine

Variety: 100% rebula – ribolla gialla

Country of origin: Slovenia, Goriška Brda

Alcohol level: 12.5% by vol.

Wine serving temperature: 8-–10 °C

Ageing (maturation): 7 months in stainless steel vats

Tasting notes: Wine of straw – like yellow colour. The nose is a
combination ofinterwined meadow flowers,
blossoming plantations of cherries and apricots.
A fine balance between alcohol and acidity is
rounded off by a distinct mineral note that
gives the wine a pleasant saltiness.
It is an excellent companion to vegetable soups,
risottos and pastas, seafood, cottage cheese
soufflés, freshwater and saltwater fish, as well
as various stews, grilled chicken.