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Pasji Rep, Jebatschin Red, Vipavska Dolina, 2017

A beautifully ripe and flamboyant wine, delivering polished berried fruit with vanilla. Perfectly fresh, suave and clean, it's very akin to a smart and more expensive right bank Bordeaux. This impresses hugely at tastings - so don't ignore it simply because it's Slovenian! Now-2023

When one travels in Slovenia one is often impressed by the quality of the wines from Bordeaux grapes grown there. From organically grown fruit at the eastern end of the Vipava Valley, this is Merlot dominated, with about 15% Cabernet Franc and a little Barbera, well-oaked in a mix of new and old barrels.

Samo Premrn is such an accomplished winemaker, crafting an exemplary range of organically certified wines from local and international varieties on the north-facing slopes in the eastern, narrow end of the
Vipava Valley in western Slovenia. Open to the Adriatic at the western end and with a cold mountain wind from the north, the valley is known as a sweet spot for Pinot Noir, but he is also committed to the revival of the Zelen grape, only grown here. Samo's wines are all intense and pure, the product of perfectly grown grapes handled with great skill.