2010 Gravner Ribolla 'R10' Magnum, Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Milan Nestarec Produced in Santiago Matatlán

Produced in Santiago Matatlán

palate driven wine – where it is at once lighter than air

Brimming with red fruits and warming spices

Joannès Violot-Guillemard took over responsibility of the family’s 8 hectares from his father

But opens up and even cracks jokes when surrounded by like-minded people

2010 Gravner Ribolla 'R10' Magnum, Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Milan Nestarec Produced in Santiago MatatlánIn certain vintages that merit it, Gravner produces their version of a Ribolla Riserva (labeled R plus the last two digits of the year): a selection of the best fruit at harvest, aged six full years in Slavonian oak and seven years in bottle (magnums only) before release. Ribolla, particularly when raised in such a structure prizing manner as Gravners, can display remarkable longevity, and the Riserva arrives on the market having already undergone