{"product_id":"zaro-pivol-refosk-2021","title":"Zaro - Pivol Refošk 2021","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePIVOL REFOŠK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDRY RED WINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWINE MAKER: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMatej Zaro \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVINTAGE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLOCATION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePivol\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVINEYARD (HA):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Santa Camela\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eASPECT: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eterraced South East facing, varied exposures\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eALTITUDE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e100-150m\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYEAR(S) PLANTED: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2012, 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSOIL COMPOSITION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFlysch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePREVAILING CLIMATE \u0026amp; LOCAL CLIMACTIC: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWarm Mediterranean \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFARMING: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOrganic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGRAPE COMPOSITION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRefošk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHARVEST:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Mid September\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMACERATION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003edestemmed fruit, 20 days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFERMENTATION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpontaneous, vertical oak tank\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAGING: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1 year used Slovenian barrique\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFINING \u0026amp; FILTRATION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003enone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBOTTLED: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eApril, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBOTTLES PRODUCED: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e4,000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe majority of Zaro’s vineyards are located within the special Cru of Pivol. The micro appellation is centered in an amphitheater that overlooks the village of Izola and the Adriatic. The stony flysch soils combined with the windy, dry well exposed position are so conducive to organic cultivation that certifying the vineyards was more a matter of paperwork than adjusting farming practices. Zaro Pivol Refošk is the key stone of their production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has the characteristic dark color and bright acidity of the variety but in a sunnier, more sumptuous form due to its prominent exposure. The vineyards are a half mile from the Adriatic and bear a salty, sappiness for it. There are few full bodied red wines so well suited to seafood. It is in fact what the wines shine most of all with. Especially strong seafood like mussels and mackerel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRefošk is quite reactive to the conditions under which it is grown and this translates into the wines. It can be fashioned as a light, tart and gupable quaff, as a powerful deep late harvest wines with astonishing structure and bracing acidity or anything in between. The exceptional location of Zaro’s vineyards on Pivol has been prized, at least as long as Venice has stood. Zaro Refošk smells of fresh mountain berries, camphor, pepper, violets, charcuterie and pulverized rocks. It is simultaneously structured and refreshing. The fermentation was spontaneous without temperature control in 2000l Slovenian oak. Maceration was 20ish days after which wine was racked back into the 2000l tonne and aged for 1 year. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Serving Refošk with salt cured ham is almost automatic in Slovenia, but we will open it for iron forward meats like lamb, dry aged beef, venison or even tuna. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Lamb Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47945616097467,"sku":null,"price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/files\/zaro_pivol_refosk_front.jpg?v=1771549529","url":"https:\/\/blacklambwine.myshopify.com\/products\/zaro-pivol-refosk-2021","provider":"Black Lamb Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}