Guilty Pleasure Blog Tasting of Autochthonous Wines of the Karst
What: Tasting of autochthonous wines of the Karst - TERAN PTP and VITOVSKA GRGANJA
Text & Photo: Staša Bizjak
Where: Vinakras winery, Sežana, Slovenia
When: 11 August 2023
What was going on: Tasting of 2 autochthonous wines of the Karst - TERAN PTP and VITOVSKA GRGANJA, hosted by Valentin Bufolin, Sommelier of Slovenia 2022. The goal of the wine tasting was to explore what both wines can offer thru years - different styles from fresh to mature. Organizers wanted dispel the myth: “wines from karst are only simple and fresh one-year wines"
Teran, the symbol of the Karst. It is made from red vine grape refošk.
Vitovska grganja is an indigenous white vine variety from Slovenia, from the Kras (Karst).
We tasted both wines from fresh and light all the way to those that are suitable for maturing / ageing.
My TOP 5
Vinakras, Vitovska Pet-Nat, 2021 / notes: fresh, like summer breeze, deff summer wine
Štoka, Vitovska, 2022 / notes: full of flavour, calls for more than just 1 glass,
CV - Colja vino, Vitovska Extrem, 2012 / notes: first reminded me to JURA wines, deff is for extreme winelovers
Čotova klet, Izbrani teran, 2021 / notes: ripe tannins, lively acid, blackberries
Vinakras, Izbrani teran La Marie, 2021 / notes: lets say - great wine
We tasted:
VITOVSKA GRGANJA:
Vinakras, Vitovska Pet-Nat, 2021
Štoka, Vitovska, 2022 V
Vrabec, Vitovska, 2020
Čotova klet, Vitovska, 2018
Vinakras, Vitovska Prestige, 2019
Vinakras, Vitovska La Marie, 2018
CV - Colja vino, Vitovska Extrem, 2012
TERAN PTP
Štoka, Izbrani teran, 2022
Vrabec, Izbrani teran, 2020
Čotova klet, Izbrani teran, 2021
Vinakras, Teran Prestige, 2019
Vinakras, Izbrani teran La Marie, 2021
CV - Colja vino, Izbrani teran Extrem, 2011
Short statistic
Wine growing region Karst / Vinorodni okoliš Kras
Area: 58,751.61 ha
Area of vineyards: 629 ha
Number of wine producers: 767
Annual wine production: 1,122,830 L
Autochthonous varieties: Refošk, which produces Teran wine, and Vitovska grganja
Area of vineyards planted with Refošk: 1,273 ha (72.8%)
Area of vineyards planted with Vitovska grganja: 42 ha (5.2%)
More:
https://www.hoteldobregaterana.si/en/TERAN
