2023 | Edi Simcic Sauvignon | Goriska Brda Valdiguie 96 Pts The Wine Independent

96 Pts The Wine Independent

Composed of 63% Grenache and 37% Syrah

An energy and firmness in the finish

with notes of ripe raspberry

2020 World Wine Awards)

2023 | Edi Simcic Sauvignon | Goriska Brda Valdiguie 96 Pts The Wine IndependentEdi Simis sauvignon blanc is fermented with native yeasts and aged entirely in French oak barriques (roughly 20% new) with no temperature control. The fruit comes from vines between 22 and 35 years old in the village of Kozana. Its always the earliest harvest on the estate, picked by hand at the end of August, then aged 11 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle. The cooler, rainier 2023 is rather plucky, with notes of elderflower, green almond, and