Le Sommelier Mixed Case: Zidarich

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Various
Country of Origin:	Italy
Wine Region:	Friuli
Grape Varietal:	Vitovska and Malvasia
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	6 bottles
$391.08 Per Case ($65.18/btl)

Tasting Notes

Zidarich Green 2019, IGP Venezia Giulia, Italy.
Vitovska is an indigenous grape specific to the Friulian region of Carso, and is a natural cross between Malvasia Bianca Lungo and Prosecco Tondo. Green is their more youthful and approachable Vitovska, from 4-10 year old vines grown on rocky calcareous soils between 260-280m. After native ferment and a short time on skins, this spent 13 months in old Slavonian oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Pouring a hazy bright gold hue, this hums with white grapefruit, apricot skin and apricot blossoms, wild citrus, on a very saline and sleek palate. Beautiful shining acidity glides this along the palate to a lingering finish. Such a charmer even now in youth, this will continue to impress over the next few years easy.

Zidarich Vitovska 2018, IGP Venezia Giulia, Italy.
The Vitovska Bianco is one of their flagship wines, from 6-30 year old vines grown on extremely rocky calcarious soils between 260-280m in altitude. After native ferment and a moderate time on the skins, this spent two years in old Slovenian oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Powerful and alluring aromas of ash, honeysuckle, bergamot, apricot fuzz rule the buzzing palate, textured with riffing skin contact tannins through the buzzing, limestone laced finish. Such impeccable balance here, drinking beautifully now but is cellar-worthy.

Zidarich Malvasia 2018, IGP Venezia Giulia, Italy.
This Malvasia was native fermented and maceration on the skins in open vats with daily punch downs, before aging 24 months in medium and large barrels of Slavonian oak. Pouring a hazy golden yellow hue, this teems with alluring white florals, subtle jasmine, ash, honeysuckle along the dry, sleek, textural palate, finishing with a bergamot twist. Lovely balance, as with all their wines, and drinking well now and over the next few years.

Critical Praise

Zidarich is based in the Friulian region of Carso, a very rocky region that borders Slovenia. Benjamin and his wife Marisa Zidarich tend 8 hectares here in a naturalist, non-intervention vein.

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