2004 Gravner Ribolla Gialla Anfora

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  3/2/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 92 Points

  (100% Ribolla Gialla. Ein durchschnittliches Jahr, die Trauben wurden etwas früher gelesen, nur 12.5% Alkohol). Bernsteinfarben, schöner Glanz. Die Nase ist anfangs leicht stechend, zeigt medizinale Töne, Apothekerschrank, ein Hauch von Leim, darüber Gewürze, Orangenzesten. Im Gaumen noch immer frisch, keinerlei Müdigkeit, die Tannine sind fein mit der Frucht verwoben, verleihen Struktur und Charakter. Im Abgang ist der Wein langanhaltend, feinwürzig und balanciert, hat nicht ganz die Grösse von den jüngsten Jahren, doch hey, nach fast 20 Jahren ist dies ein absolut eindrückliches Orange-Wein-Erlebnis. 92 vvPunkte

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  12/21/2022 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 89 Points

  Kept meaning to open this recently.
  
  Very dark orange, I guess from the amphora. A little cheesy on the nose, but I liked it. I did get a little sherry too. Paired well with food and actually got better throughout the two hours we drank it. Was expecting a little more and maybe this was better a few years ago.....Sweet oxidized flavors when paired with certain cheeses.

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  12/25/2020 - Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Drunk with smoked salmon. I have had a Gravner Anfora Breg once before, so knew roughly what to expect. It is not your typical wine.
  
  Colour of glittering bronzed apricot. Quite a restrained nose with some hints of dried stone fruits but mainly minerals, minerals and minerals. No sherry-like tones at all; just wave after wave of complex stoney flavours that just go on and on. This is bone dry. Drinking this is a very different experience to your typical (white) wine. I guess it's a bit of a Marmite type of wine - some will love the style, others won't. I wasn't ready the first time I drank an Anfora wine, but this time I was, and I get it. I think it is a brilliant wine. It has subtlety, great complexity and huge length. It makes you question everything about your average Ribolla. This is a tightrope walker of a wine - grace and poise with risk, and you just wonder how it maintains such impeccable balance!!.
  
  It is a triumph of a wine, made by a very skilled wine maker and a privilege to have been able to enjoy it. This bottle was drinking perfectly.

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  4/30/2020 - WineDoctors wrote: 90 Points

  This is Ribolla and aged like such. Tannins now faded, fruit faded. A pleasant enough quaff. with rock shrimp risotto. The pairing is good. Interesting to see this wine at this stage of its life.

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  8/30/2017 - CamWheeler wrote: 91 Points

  Mivvy Back in Town: Marmalade, truffle, mandarin, lemon and toast - the nose has a subtlety to it that I didn't expect. The palate is stylish as well, with grip and good texture, but also plenty of funky interest - a good mix of orange fruit and structure. Feels like it strikes a good balance between the natural and more conventional wine worlds.

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