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Ribolla Gialla Venezia Giulia IGT 2016
Josko Gravner's Ribolla Gialla is not only a captivating, class-defining and skin-deep white wine, but also the one that has made him a cult winemaker and can be found on every cutting-edge wine list around the globe. Every sip brings with it unfathomable depth, curiosity and intoxicating opulence, opening up new dimensions of flavour every hour. With more than 50 vintages, no one but Josko knows how long they will continue to make wine. That's why we always advise buying these rare wines while they last!
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Ribolla Gialla
- Cultivation: biodynamic
- Expansion: 5/60 months amphora/gr. wooden barrel
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 14‑16 °C
- Storage potential: 2033+
- Closure: natural cork
- Sulfite: 36 mg/l
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Limitation of 6 articles per customer “Breg” Vino Rosso 2008
In the vast universe of Italian wine, we can name few red wines that inspire as much fascination, even awe, as those of Josko Gravner. And so Rosso Breg cannot be missing from our list of Italy's greatest red wines. Today's 2007 fermented for more than a year on the skins in wooden barrels, then in underground amphorae, after which it matured for five years in barrel and five more in bottle before being released. And yet it is the youngest red wine ever released from Josko's cellar!
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Pignolo
- Cultivation: biodynamic
- Expansion: 6/60 months amphora/wood barrel
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2033+
- Closure: natural cork
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Limitation of 2 articles per customer“Rujno” Rosso Venezia Giulia IGT 2005
Even if you consider yourself a Josko Gravner disciple, there is a good chance that you have never tasted or seen his epic red wine. Rujno is Josko Gravner's rarest and most age-worthy red wine: unlike the pure Rosso, Rujno matures twice as long and is only produced in exceptional vintages in vanishingly small quantities. It comes from a single old vineyard on the edge of Slovenia and consists mainly of Merlot with a dash of Cabernet, which matured for 84 months in the barrel and a further 84 months in the bottle before leaving the cellar. In total, over 15 years passed before it was released onto the market.
read more- Grape Varieties: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: biodynamic
- Expansion: 84/84 months wood barrel/bottle ageing
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2034+
- Closure: natural cork
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned02162305 · 0,75 l · 332,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping5 units available
Limitation of 2 articles per customer“Rujno” Rosso Venezia Giulia IGT 2007
Even if you consider yourself a Josko Gravner disciple, there is a good chance that you have neither tasted nor seen his epic red wine. Rujno is Josko Gravner's rarest and most age-worthy red wine: unlike pure Rosso, Rujno ages twice as long and is only produced in exceptional vintages in vanishingly small quantities. It comes from a single old vineyard on the edge of Slovenia and consists mostly of Merlot with a dash of Cabernet, aged for over 84 months in barrel and another 84 months in bottle before leaving the cellar. In total, more than 15 years passed before it was brought to market.
read more- Grape Varieties: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: biodynamic
- Expansion: 84/84 months wood barrel/bottle ageing
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2036+
- Closure: natural cork
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned02162307 · 0,75 l · 332,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping2 units available
Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Rujno” Rosso Venezia Giulia IGT 2008
Even if you consider yourself a Josko Gravner disciple, there is a good chance that you have never tasted or seen his epic red wine. Rujno is Josko Gravner's rarest and most age-worthy red wine: unlike the pure Rosso, Rujno matures twice as long and is only produced in exceptional vintages in vanishingly small quantities. It comes from a single old vineyard on the edge of Slovenia and consists mainly of Merlot with a dash of Cabernet, which matured for 84 months in the barrel and a further 84 months in the bottle before leaving the cellar. In total, over 15 years passed before it was released onto the market.
read more- Grape Varieties: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: biodynamic
- Expansion: 84/84 months wood barrel/bottle ageing
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2037+
- Closure: natural cork
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned02162308 · 0,75 l · 341,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping6 units available
Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Rujno” Rosso Venezia Giulia IGT 2006 · MAGNUM in OWC
Even if you consider yourself a Josko Gravner disciple, there is a good chance that you have neither tasted nor seen his epic red wine. Rujno is Josko Gravner's rarest and most age-worthy red wine: unlike pure Rosso, Rujno ages twice as long and is only produced in exceptional vintages in vanishingly small quantities. It comes from a single old vineyard on the edge of Slovenia and consists mostly of Merlot with a dash of Cabernet, aged for over 84 months in barrel and another 84 months in bottle before leaving the cellar. In total, more than 15 years passed before it was brought to market.
read more- Grape Varieties: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: biodynamic
- Expansion: 84 months wooden barrel
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2037+
- Closure: natural cork
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned02162206 · 1,5 l · 306,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping2 units available
Limitation of 1 articles per customer

Those who believe that natural wines cannot compete with other quality wines will be taught better by winemaker Francesco Gravner, known as Joško. A native of Friuli, he now works according to the classic method of natural wine production, for which he imports the traditional amphorae, reminiscent of Roman-Greek antiquity, directly from Georgia. The Gravner name is closely associated with the rolling hills of the Colli Goriziani in Friuli and is known throughout the wine world thanks to the winemaking method, which is so atypical in Italy.
Francesco's 2,400-liter clay amphorae are stuck up to their necks in the floor of his winery and represent a method of wine production that is over 5,000 years old. The temperature in these containers is regulated naturally, without human intervention, and fermentation takes place exclusively with indigenous yeasts, without any chemical substances. Already at the first tasting, we quickly agreed that these white wines have nothing in common with the interchangeable wines of the high-tech wine industry.
But before Joško decided to realize his visionary ideas and produce natural wines, he first had all the steel tanks removed from his cellar and replaced with small wooden barrels. Then, after a detour via barrqiue aging, Gravner finally discovered the clay amphora method in 2001. Today he masters this craft with absolute perfection, which is expressed in his complex wines.
After 54 years of harvesting, only native varieties such as the white Ribolla Gialla are grown, "because it is precisely this grape variety that can best reflect my territory," the 69-year-old winemaker tells us in conversation. His 15 hectares of vines are now cultivated in different parts of the municipality of Oslavia, at an altitude of 150 to 270 meters, according to biodynamic principles - that is, depending on the solar and lunar calendars.
After harvesting, the fully ripe Ribolla grapes, affected by noble rot, undergo a maceration on the skins for days, resulting in an impressive texture and creating an exceptionally aromatic taste sensation. They then thrive for twelve months in amphorae and another six years in large Slavonian oak barrels.
These pithy, honey-scented wines have more tannins and tannins than traditional ones, so they are marked by a strong oxidative character. They represent not only the beautiful Friuli region, but also Italy's most sought-after natural wine maker. His talent proves that it does not require the latest technology and the largest vineyards to conquer the international wine world. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1901
- Owner: Francesco Gravner
- Oenologists: Francesco Gravner
- Annual production: approx. 15,000 to 35,000 bottles
- Vineyard area: approx. 15 hectares
- Biodynamic viticulture (not certified)