Paolo Vodopivec Origine 2018

Sourced from 100% Vitovska from the Karst territory on the eastern border of Friuli Venezia Giulia, destemmed and 15 days of skin contact. Matured in Slavonian oak 300l for 30 months. Kumquat skin, fresh peach and jackfruit. Honeysuckle, almond torte and citrus glaze. Dizzyingly youthful with pineapple rings and fresh mango cheeks. Silver coin and caramelised fennel. A lovely cheesecake, biscuit crumb texture on the palate with a hint of galangal and treacle bitterness. Everything you’ll love about fleshy, textural, medium to full bodied whites. It has it all and you’ll swiftly reach for another glass. Drink now and will cellar well for another 8 years or so. Serve with a good patisserie flakey pastry of any kind.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

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