Features
Name:
Vitovska Kante Karst DOC 2020
Terrain:
Terra rossa e roccia calcarea caratterizzata da forti drenaggi
Winery
Edi Kante , master of an art that with continuous experimentation and innovation creates products distinguished by a freshness and elegance found only in the authenticity and purity of nature. A bit of a craftsman and a bit of an inventor, in 1980 he fell in love with the Karst, a small strip of land that stretches from the slopes of the Julian Alps to the Adriatic Sea, and sensing its great winemaking potential he decided to found his own winery in Duino Aurisina, in the province of Trieste, creating a cellar arranged on several levels and dug into the natural rock, thus having the perfect temperature and the right humidity to store their bottles in the most correct way. The winery today covers about 17 hectares of vineyards, characterized by a rocky-calcareous soil, rough and difficult to tame, where acidity and minerality become typical characteristics of the wines, and where each vine struggles for survival, making its way through the stony surface. A Mediterranean climate, mild and sunny, but with fresh continental influences, thanks to the Bora that often blows violently from the northeast. An environment in which it is not easy for vines to survive, yet they naturally produce few grapes of exceptional quality. Edi Kante's journey in the world of wine has gone through several stages: from experiments with maceration on the skins, to the use of barriques, and then to classic white winemaking, aimed at obtaining wines that are floral, fruity and endowed with remarkable sapidity and freshness, stylistic figures of the territory. Both native and international grape varieties, such as vitovska, malvasia, teran and pinot noir, are grown in the estate vineyards.
Description
“Nascosta, elegante, inconfondibile”, i nostri vecchi posizionavano in prima fila a nord est i filari di Vitovska perchè con la loro resistenza erano i protettori di tutte le altre varietà contro la Bora. Così definisce Edi Kante la Vitovska, un ‘uva originaria della Slovenia e diffusa in tutto il Carso. Il bianco friulano che si esprime con spiccata freschezza e sapidità al palato. Un’etichetta con cui la cantina friulana Kante si impone, con ottimi punteggi, nelle principali guide di settore italiane.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Tipico giallo paglierino scarico. Note fresche di primavera, delicati sentori floreali, trama fruttata in cui spicca la mela verde, seguite dalle erbe selvatiche, basilico e rosmarino, zenzero. In bocca una perfetta sintesi di mineralità e sapidità che ricorda il mare e il Carso, di buona struttura e media morbidezza.
Storage time:
2-5 years old
Vinification
Gli acini, accuratamente selezionati durante la fase della vendemmia per garantire solo il meglio del terroir d’origine, una volta giunti nei locali adibiti alla vinificazione di Kante, vinificano in bianco, per poi affinare un anno in barrique e 6 mesi in contenitori d’acciaio. Al termine di questi 18 mesi complessivi, il vino viene imbottigliato senza alcuna filtrazione.
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