Top 100 wines of Primorje - Page 5
Discover the top 100 best wines of Primorje as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Primorje and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Coastal region of western Slovenia, the country's most qualitative, bordering Italy. Signature elegant whites and orange wines. Star Rebula (Ribolla Gialla) with signature notes of pear, citrus, white flowers, fresh almond and a mineral touch, taut and long palate — often in long maceration (orange) with dried fruits and black tea notes. Native Refošk as dense, lively red (black cherry, iron).
Also floral Malvazija, round Merlot, Teran on terra rossa. Mediterranean climate.
Structured, rich dry whites with a golden robe, a broad aromatic palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of almond, yellow fruits (peach, apricot), white flowers (acacia), honey and Istrian mineral notes. Also as tannic orange wines with dried fruit and spice notes. Star of Istarska Malvazija appellation (Croatia), the grand grape of the upper Adriatic. Malvasia variety grown in Istria, shared between Croatia, Slovenia and north-eastern Italy.
wines from the region of Primorje go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of toasted bagel with smoked salmon, lobster in court-bouillon or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose in the region of Primorje often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or red fruit.