Radikon Slatnik 2020 (750ML)

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The 2020 "S" Slatnik is a bit cloudy with an orange sunkissed peach color. Wild, exotic bouquet of tropical florals, dried tangerine and sweet spice waft up from the glass. It’s soft-textured, with a sweet and sour citrus mix adding mouthwatering tension, while taking on notes of grapefruit and kiwi in a fun and jovial expression. This leaves a subtle bitter note, as well as the mouth watering for more, tapering off with hints of young mango. The 2020 is such a fun and expressive young Slatnik. It’s a co-fermented blend of Chardonnay and Tocai Friulano that macerates for 8-10 days on the skins. - EG, Vinous Media

80% Chardonnay, 20% Tokaj Friulano
Slatnik is named after a nearby village. It is part of the "S" line from Radikon, which sees shorter macerations, is lightly sulfured at bottling and released in standard 750ml bottles. The grapes are destemmed, crushed and co-fermented with natural yeasts in oak vats with no temperature control and no sulfur. Maceration lasts for 10-14 days (versus three months for the flagship wines). After a gentle pressing, the wine is put in 6000L Friuli-made French oak botti for a year on its lees. It is bottled with a tiny amount of sulfur without filtration and then aged in bottle for a year before release.