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Edi Simcic Slovenia Chardonnay 2023

$6999
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A barrel-raised Chardonnay from the Slovenian side of the hills that continue into Italy's Collio, made with a fanaticism about picking that borders on the absurd. Edi Simcic sits in Goriska Brda, where the family works roughly twelve hectares scattered across the villages of Vipolze, Kozana and Fojana at 90 to 300 meters on ponca — the layered marl-and-sandstone flysch of an ancient seabed, the same soil that makes the best whites of Friuli. Edi himself came to the vineyards late, leaving another career at 54, and the estate is now run by his son Aleks with grandsons Jure and Jakob involved. They pass through each parcel three times per harvest, selecting berry by berry, and yields land somewhere around 700 grams of fruit per vine. The whites ferment and age in French oak barriques for the better part of a year, so this is Chardonnay in the old Burgundian mold rather than the crisp stainless style, though the current generation has been steadily dialing the oak back in favor of vibrancy. Give it a real glass and let it warm up a few degrees out of the fridge.

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More about Edi Simcic

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken with lemon and thyme, veal Milanese, risotto with porcini, or a plate of prosciutto di San Daniele and aged Montasio. It also handles richer fish — halibut or sablefish in brown butter.

Tasting Profile

Yellow apple, pear and stone fruit with almond, cream and a light toast from the barrel. Dry and medium-bodied, with a rounded, slightly waxy texture and enough acidity to keep it lifted. Nutty and gently mineral on the finish.

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