Burja "Bela" Vipava Valley 2020

Burja "Bela" Vipava Valley 2020Winemaker Primo Lavreni founded Burja Estate in 2009 after inheriting some old family vineyards. The winery lies roughly 25 minutes east of Slavek in the Vipava Valley, where vines have been cultivated since at least Celtic times. The area also has a rich history of skin contact whites, with references to the old Vipava method of week long macerations mentioned in Winemaking for Slovenians, an 1844 guide written by local priest Matija Vertovec. That

I have had wines from them with 20 years of age that are some of the most memorable of my life—the 2002 Beaumont at my wedding was unforgettable for many reasons

This is an exciting find for our Direct Press members

independent-minded grower in Laguardia

I keep hearing the red

but should also work well with tapas and any Mediterranean fare

and frankly

Press 4 Red • June 2023 Direct Press Selection

Vinified in stainless steel

and he never got quite the attention that Foillard

like many other producers from the Canary Islands

and Mencia

[Jonathan Kemp 9/26/19]