Bagueri Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh oysters, creamy mushroom risotto, cured prosciutto
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of Count Silverio de Baguer, the visionary 19th-century diplomat and owner of Dobrovo Castle who revolutionized local winemaking, the Bagueri Brut is a testament to the sparkling wine heritage of Goriška Brda. Crafted using the traditional method (metoda klasična), this sparkling wine undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle and is aged on its lees for several years in the deep, cool cellars of the estate. The grapes are sourced from steep, sun-drenched terraced vineyards where the soil, known locally as 'opoka' (marl and sandstone), imparts a distinct mineral backbone. The cooling alpine breezes from the Julian Alps clash with warm Mediterranean air from the Adriatic Sea, creating a microclimate that preserves vibrant acidity and coaxes out complex stone fruit and brioche aromas.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1957 in the western reaches of Slovenia's Primorska region, Klet Brda is a premier cooperative winery owned by approximately 400 local winegrowing families. The vineyards cascade across the steep, terraced hills of Goriška Brda beneath Dobrovo Castle, positioned between the snowcapped Julian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. This sub-Mediterranean pocket is defined by flysch soils—locally known as opoka, composed of layered marl and sandstone—imparting signature minerality and tensile structure to the fruit. Viticulture follows strict sustainable guidelines, requiring meticulous hand-tending across hundreds of micro-parcels. Chief oenologist Darinko Ribolica and winemaker Luka Ribolica vinify in subterranean cellars, seamlessly combining stainless steel with neutral and large Slovenian oak. Klet Brda champions indigenous and benchmark regional white expressions, notably Rebula (Ribolla Gialla), Sivi Pinot (Pinot Grigio), and Sauvignonasse, showcased through the minerally vibrant Family Vineyards line, skin-macerated Krasno Orange, and the oak-matured Bagueri prestige range.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Rebula
🍷 ABV
12.5%