Marjan Simcic Opoka Cru Chardonnay 2021 (750ml) *

Chardonnay finds a distinctive expression in Slovenia's Brda, the hillside winegrowing zone that sits right on the Italian border and shares much of its character with neighboring Friuli. This bottling from Marjan Simcic is a single-cru Chardonnay from the 2021 vintage, made in a style that leans toward texture and structure rather than overt fruit, the sort of white built to be taken seriously at the table.