Lisick Single Vineyard Motnik
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, aged hard cheeses, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1957 as a cooperative uniting local winegrowing families, Klet Brda is the leading wine producer in the picturesque Goriška Brda region of western Slovenia, situated between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. Working with hundreds of multi-generational families who tend steep, terraced vineyards planted on distinctive flysch and sandstone soils known locally as 'opoka', the winery seamlessly merges centuries of viticultural tradition with state-of-the-art cellar techniques. The estate is celebrated for its diverse portfolio spanning crisp sparkling wines, vibrant whites, and structured reds, with particular distinction in indigenous and regional varieties such as Rebula (Ribolla Gialla) and Sauvignonasse alongside international mainstays across acclaimed collections like the fresh, fruit-forward Quercus line.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Rebula, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris