Slovenia — wine

Brda

Slovenia's most prestigious wine region — the Slovenian side of the border hills shared with Italy's Collio DOC, where the same opoka (clay-marl flysch) soils produce wines of remarkable textural complexity and aromatic richness. Brda's continental-Mediterranean microclimate, warm days, cool nights, and poor flysch soils are ideal for Rebula (Ribolla Gialla), Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay whites, as well as Merlot-based reds. The region is also a hub for the natural and orange wine movement — producers like Movia and Klinec are internationally renowned for their extended-maceration wines.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Outstanding Brda vintage; Rebula and skin-contact whites of exceptional mineral precision.
2021 Cool, elegant vintage producing whites of exceptional minerality and aging potential. Rebula of great freshness.
2020 Good conditions across the region. Merlot-based reds of excellent structure.
2019 Outstanding vintage — warm summer with cool autumn produced wines of great complexity across all varieties.
2018 Warm year producing full, rich wines. Pinot Gris and Chardonnay of remarkable concentration.
2017 Classic Brda vintage — balanced, elegant wines with excellent aging potential.