Marjan Simcic Opoka Cru Ribolla 2020 (750ml) *
Product price
$59.99
Description
Ribolla Gialla is the native white grape of the hills straddling Slovenia and northeastern Italy, and this single-cru bottling comes from Marjan Simcic in Goriška Brda. The 2020 is a serious expression of the variety, built for structure and texture rather than easy fruit, the kind of white that rewards attention.
Deep gold in the glass, it opens with a bracing lift of minty herbs and green chlorophyll, threaded with ginger and crushed green apple. The palate runs racy and taut, tart orchard fruit gaining tension as a floral concentration builds and coats the senses. It closes grippy and structured, with real length and a saline mineral edge that lingers well past the last sip.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Producer | Marjan Simcic Opoka |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
A deep golden color, the 2020 Ribolla Opoka Medana Jama Cru lifts from the glass with a wickedly fresh bouquet of minty herbs, chlorophyll, hints of ginger and crushed green apples. This sweeps across the palate with racy textures and tart orchard fruits, taking on further tension as a liquid floral concentration coats the senses. The 2020 finishes grippy and structured, with admirable length and a salty mineral tinge that lingers on. The Opoka Medana displays amazing complexity. It’s easily one of the most serious Ribolla Giallas I’ve tasted in recent years. (Vinous, March 2024)