Peneca Rebula Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Prosciutto, light seafood appetizers, vegetable tempura
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, terraced hills of Goriška Brda, Peneca Rebula Brut is a vibrant celebration of Slovenia's most cherished indigenous white grape, Rebula (Ribolla Gialla). The grape has defined the region's viticultural identity since medieval times, thriving in the unique 'opoka' marl soils. Crafted using the Charmat method to preserve the grape's natural vivacity, this sparkling wine captures the breezy intersection of the Adriatic Sea and the Julian Alps. It represents a modern expression of local heritage, where the cooperative's families hand-harvest the steep slopes to create a sparkling wine defined by its bright acidity, delicate floral aromas, and signature touch of pleasant almond bitterness on the finish.
🍾 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
Rebula
🍷 ABV
11.5%