Lisick Single Vineyard Motnik
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Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
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Roasted pork belly, aged hard cheeses, wild mushroom risotto
✨ wine.spec_sheet
This rare cuvée revives an ancient, near-forgotten winemaking tradition of the Goriška Brda region. Historically, local winemakers disinfected their wooden barrels by burning a selection of dried herbs—most notably rosemary, sage, and bay leaves—inside them. The resulting smoke seasoned the wood, imparting a unique herbal and subtly smoky complexity to the wine stored within, which became known as 'Motnik'. Sourced from the steep, terraced single vineyard of Lisičjak, where vines dig deep into the mineral-rich 'opoka' (marl) soils, this skin-contact white wine undergoes extended maceration. It represents a bridge between medieval cellar folklore and contemporary natural winemaking, capturing the wild, aromatic essence of the Mediterranean breeze meeting the Alps.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1957 in the heart of the picturesque Goriška Brda region in Primorska, Slovenia, Klet Brda is a leading cooperative winery that unites over 400 local winegrowing families. Operating under a philosophy of deep respect for nature and sustainable viticulture, the cooperative's growers hand-harvest grapes from steep, mineral-rich terraced vineyards. Klet Brda is globally renowned for championing indigenous and international varieties, most notably the flagship Rebula, alongside their highly acclaimed Quercus range which features fresh, expressive white, rosé, and red wines that beautifully capture the unique microclimate shaped by the Julian Alps and the Adriatic Sea.