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Producer: Klinec Medana

Production Area: Dobrovo Brda-Slovenia

Vintage: 2019

Grapes: Malvasia Istriana 

Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and with contact of the skins for 4 days.

Aging: Aged for 36 months in acacia oak barrels.

Alc.: 13%vol.

Allergens: Contains sulfites 

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Pairings: White Fish, but also cured meats, sheep cheese, prosciutto from their own cellar.

Tasting Notes: An enveloping and mineral wine, botanical,deeply expressive;great olfactory complexity, evident tannins.

In Medana,a small village nestled among rolling hills and quiet horizons,the Klinec family has been tending vines for more than a century. Here, time doesn’t rush - it flows.It moves through hands,seasons,and roots that sink deep into ponka, the marl that holds the memory of the Slovenian Collio.

Aleks Klinec grew up breathing cellar air and countryside rhythms.He never needed to “invent” a style;he simply learned to listen. Spontaneous fermentations,slow macerations ,patient aging-these aren’t technical decisions ,but everyday gestures,passed down like a mother tongue.

Each wine is a family story:deep,vibrant, slightly wild,always sincere.These are wines that don’t try to please everyone,but speak to those who can recognize the truth of a place.  

Drinking Klinec means stepping into a home scented with wood,earth,and hospitality, where every bottle invites you to slow down and hear what nature has to say.