Stemberger Zelen 2022
Sebastijan Stemberger's wines are characterized by their purity, elegance, minerality & freshness. Sebastijan makes his wines according to natural principles, and you can taste that.
Gastronomic orange wine based on the Malvasija grape. An extremely long skin maceration & slow wood maturation with the result of one of the best orange wines we have ever tasted. Enormously rich nose of dried apricot, lemon zest, acacia honey, pear & flint. In the mouth the same fruit tones supplemented with green tea, herbs & a hint of minerality. In short: complexity & juiciness in perfect harmony.
| Winery | Sebastijan Stemberger |
| Country - Region | Slovenia, Karst |
| Winestyle | Orange |
| Grape Variety | Zelen |
| Viticulture | Biodynamic |
| Winemaking | Natural. Handpicking, 4 days skin maceration, spontaneous fermentation. Then another 6 months in tino barrel with addition of 1/3 grapes. |
| Maturation | 18 months. Partly in concrete egg, partly in acacia barrels. |
| Drinking window | 2024-2030 |
| Gastronomy | Charcuterie, cheeses, white meat, mushrooms,... |
| Volume (cl.) | 75.0cl. |
| Alcohol percentage | 12.5 |