01/08/2025
Klinec Winery, nestled in Slovenia’s Brda region, is a heritage estate led by Aleks and Simona Klinec.
Situated in the picturesque villages of Dobrovo and Medana, near the Italian-Slovenian border, Klinec Winery stands among the most esteemed producers in the Collio Goriziano region.
Renowned for its commitment to high-end, minimal intervention winemaking, the estate is celebrated for crafting wines of exceptional purity, depth, and terroir expression. Its reputation places it firmly within the upper echelon of natural wine producers in this historically rich and geologically unique corner of Europe.
Their family has cultivated wine since 1918, working six hectares of steep, mineral-rich marl and sandstone slopes a mineral-rich region shaped by prehistoric seas between the Julian Alps and the Adriatic.
Committed to organic and low-intervention methods, the wines undergo spontaneous fermentation, long skin maceration, and mature at least 36 months on lees in an array of vessels—concrete, acacia, cherry, mulberry, and oak barrels.
This marks the first Australian release in many years of this cult status wine, with limited stock available, making it a rare opportunity.
Available cuvees include;
“JAKOT” - Tocai Friulano 2020 (50-Year-Old Vine / 7 Days skins / 36M 500l Acacia Barrel)
“Malvazija” - Malvasia 2020 (15–44-Year-Old Vine / 7 Days skins / 36M 500l Acacia Barrel)
“QUELA” - Merlot Cab Franc 2020 (25–38-Year-Old Vine / 30 Days skins / 36M 300l Cherry Barrel)
“GARDELIN” 2020 PINOT GRIS (32-Year-Old Vine / 5 Days skins / 36M 500l Acacia Barrel)
“ORTODOX” - Ribolla, Malvasia, Tocai, Verduzzo 2013 (25–50-Year-Old Vine / 30 Days on skins / 84M Acacia/Mulberry Barrels) 2013
We are taking expressions of interest now for next week’s arrival. Please submit your interest and we will be in touch very soon - na zdravje!