Klinec "Quela" Slovenia 2017 region_Valle de Guadalupe This wine is 95% Nebbiolo

This wine is 95% Nebbiolo

These wines age extremely well

The high rainfall levels there combined with the heat make for perfect conditions — for fungus and rot

Three weeks on the skins in a mix of steel and amphora

they move part of the wine to a new solera to let it age oxidatively and allow it to naturally become an amontillado

Klinec "Quela" Slovenia 2017 region_Valle de Guadalupe This wine is 95% NebbioloSince 1918, the Klinec family has been cultivating grapes in Gorika Brda, a region that bumps against the Italian border in the easternmost section of Slovenia. Its a unique geographical area bound by the Alps in the north and the Adriatic Sea in the south. Fresh mountain air allows the grapes to retain their acidity, while the warmer ocean influence aids full ripening. We had the pleasure of meeting winemaker Aleks Klinec when he visited our store in