2022 Sanctum Leptir Skin Contact

This youthful orange wine opens with spicy aromas of dry wildflowers, apricots, pears and white tea with honey. The palate is bright, and the skin tannins are not aggressive. Earthy mid-palate leads to a long savory finish. Pair this wine with creamy soups, root vegetables, polenta, veal, pork, roasted chicken or turkey, mushroom or white wine sauce pasta and risotto. Serve slightly chilled.

50% Pinot Blanc, 40% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Gris

In the mid-12th century French Carthusian monks settled in this northeast region of Slovenia and planted it with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. The Podkubovšek family, starting with Vlado and his son, Marko, has always cherished and been proud of this local heritage, hence the fact that all of their wines are made in a traditional style, where the vines and the microclimate speak for themselves. All of the grapes are strictly hand-picked on steep marl-rich slopes of up to 45°, and vinified with minimal intervention in the winemaking process.