Quercus Sauvignonasse
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Cured meats such as prosciutto, fresh asparagus risotto, and grilled white fish.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, terraced hills of Goriška Brda in Primorska, Slovenia, the Quercus Sauvignonasse showcases a grape variety with a dramatic history. Locally known historically as Tocai Friulano, the grape was renamed Sauvignonasse following EU regulations to protect Hungary's Tokaj region—a change that prompted local growers to affectionately refer to it as 'Jakot' (Tokaj spelled backwards). Grown on the region's signature mineral-rich marl soils, known locally as 'opoka', this wine benefits from a unique microclimate where warm Adriatic breezes meet the cooling influence of the Julian Alps. Klet Brda crafts this wine in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve its vibrant, fresh character, highlighting delicate almond blossoms, green apple, and subtle herbal notes underpinned by a distinct saline minerality.
🍾 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
Sauvignonasse
🍷 ABV
12.5%