2008 Sutor Burja

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  10/11/2013 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank this with my wife at the Osteria dei Carson in San Polo, Venice. Recommended by the chef for our seafood truffle risotto and crab gnocchi dish. I was floored by this humble Slovenian wine. I believe this is a blend of Chardonnay, Malvasia and Trebbiano, equal parts.
  Incredible juice - so complex with high toned white and black truffle aromas, peach, and citrus. Semi-mature golden color. Medium body with impressive weight and lithe. Fills out the midpalate with glycerin texture but still goes long with vibrant acidity. 93-95 pts.

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  4/24/2013 - mjnickel wrote: 87 Points

  I'm going to be absolutely, one hundred percent honest with you: I don't know what to make of this wine. This is the only one from Solvenia I've ever had, so there's not much to compare it to. When I picked it up, I was hoping it would remind me of the crisply acidic whites from Greece for which I make no effort to hide my enjoyment. But this lacks the acidity I look for in white wine. In fact, it has all the fattiness of new world Chardonnay, but the simple first level pleasure of Pinot Grigio. And a slightly grassy finish. It's like every girl who ever had a crush on me in high school: buttery, simple, and smelling more of weed than flowers. But you know what? I kinda liked those girls, and I kinda like this wine, too, even though I totally understand if it's not your bag. In fact, I'd be surprised if you liked, it too.
  
  I would serve this with something very rich and creamy, like brie on a salty crust of bread. But even while I'd suggest this to those of you who have a few bucks and are curious about Slovenian wine, for everyone else, I'd recommend picking up your favorite California Chardonnay under $25 and enjoy that instead.

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