Peneci Muskat Selection
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fruit tarts, apple strudel, light pastries
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, terraced hills of Goriška Brda in Primorska, Slovenia, Klet Brda's Peneči Muškat Selection represents a joyful celebration of the highly aromatic Yellow Muscat (Rumeni Muškat) grape. This sparkling wine is crafted using the Charmat method, a deliberate choice designed to preserve and elevate the grape's intense, volatile primary aromas of fresh grapes, citrus blossoms, and white peaches without the yeasty autolytic character of traditional method aging. In Slovenian wine culture, Muscat is traditionally opened during festive gatherings and family celebrations. The unique microclimate of Brda, defined by the meeting of warm Adriatic breezes and cool alpine drafts from the Julian Alps, allows the grapes to develop rich sweetness while maintaining the crucial acidity needed to balance this expressive, aromatic sparkling wine.
🍾 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
Yellow Muscat