Guerila Pinela 2021

Guerila Pinela is a white wine made by Zmagoslav Petric in the Vipavska Dolina Valley, in Slovenia, following biodynamic precepts. The Pinela variety is a variety that is believed to be original from Friuli, where it has practically disappeared and today it is grown mainly in the south of Padua, where it is frequently part of Prosecco, and also in the Vipavska Dolina valley in Slovenia, where Guerila is the main producer. It is a variety with very thin skin and very susceptible to botrytis, which Zmagoslav Petric is able to cultivate biodynamically in the Pri Pila and Preske vineyards. Macerate briefly, press gently and let the must settle. Native yeasts and spontaneous fermentation. The wine spends 6 months in steel and concrete, bottled unfiltered and with minimal sulfur. It is a wine of beautiful intensity, fine, with notes of yellow fruit and some minty note. It conveys well the minerality of the vineyard and is very easy to drink and very versatile. Pinela is the personal project of Zmagoslav Petric, the son of farmers who at the age of fifty decides to return to farming because, as he says, you can separate a man from his land, but you can never take the land from his heart. . So, in 2005, he searched for the most suitable farms to grow the native varieties in the Vipava Valley, and turned to biodynamics to produce some of the most energetic wines in Slovenia. Small productions, wines with great personality but at the same time very easy to drink and that, in addition, are very digestive."