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Bianco Breg
Anfora 2002
Gravner
Legal Designation:
Venezia Giulia IGT
Producer:
Gravner
Region:
Veneto
Wine Type:
White
Vintage:
2002
For over 30 years Josko Gravner (pictured above) has been arguably Friuli’s most esteemed and influential winemaker, producing whites to rival those made anywhere in Italy. A renowned pioneer in wine innovation, Gravner has always also been one step ahead of his competitors. Just as soon as he had perfected stainless steel fermentation and temperature control technology in the 1970s, he rejected this approach in favor of barrique fermentation. But he still wasn’t content.
In the late-’90s, Gravner decided that technology and chemicals couldn’t possibly improve on a natural product. He began fermenting his wines in giant terracotta amphorae (pictured above), which he lined with beeswax and buried in the ground in a custom-built stone-wall cellar. Now, each amphora is brought by truck from Georgia (in the former USSR, where they are still commonly in use), to his estate in Oslavia, near the Slovenian border. The resulting white wines drink more like reds: deeply flavorful, dark in color and tannic. This new technique was a leap too far even for some of his most ardent supporters, but Gravner remained convinced he was producing a better wine, and has since begun to win over both the most discerning critics and wine-lovers.
A blend of Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, and Riesling Italico grapes, the Breg Anfora (Italian for “amphora”) offers a notable flavor and rare depth, and was awarded 92 points in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.
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