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2013 Kabaj Cuvée Morel

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5/24/2024 - steinersing wrote: 87 points

Good Bordeaux blend - but lacking a little fruit intensity

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2018 Kabaj Rebula

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5/3/2024 - Frijole wrote: NR

amber orange, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: tangerine skin, lemon pith, fruit tea, musk
Pal: tangerine skine, lemon pith, fruit tea, honey, wax, musk
Feel: medium, savory
Finish: medium
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2014 Kabaj Rebula

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9/25/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 90 points

Naturals: According to the person who brought this, tannins had resolved compared to a couple of years ago. Not as structured and natural as the Radikon so wasn’t as offensive, but also less memorable. Paired well with food.

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2013 Kabaj Luisa

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7/12/2023 - JoeDwine Likes this wine: 90 points

At SBP…..
Very floral and subtle. Orange but not leading, Honey, Rocky, medium acidity.
A good match for the various Dim-Sum.

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2016 Kabaj Rebula

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5/27/2023 - Chris T wrote: 89 points

Honey notes but with a bitter aftertaste. An interesting wine to try.

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2018 Kabaj Beli Pinot

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5/21/2023 - fabchave wrote: 88 points

Nose reserved, not expressive. Palate is pretty grapefruits, yellow fruits and a bit of tingly medium acidity. Medium finish

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2018 Kabaj Sivi Pinot

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2/22/2023 - Night&Day Likes this wine: NR

Nicely different. Blood orange, wild strawberry, scallion, almond and minerals. Funkier with air. Good with takeout Indian.

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2014 Kabaj Merlot

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1/28/2023 - Bernecker Likes this wine: NR

Sehr schöner Merlot. Genau richtig zum Trinken.

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2017 Kabaj Rebula

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12/19/2022 - grapenomad wrote: 85 points

A Rebula that spent 30 days on skins. Deep amber in the glass. Aromas of peach, apricot, orange peel, honeysuckle, some bruised green apple as well. Body is medium and there is not much depth or complexity here. The wine is made to be a crowd pleaser, but doesn't really stand out with anything unique. Good introductory bottle for orange wine though.

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2015 Kabaj Pinot Noir

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12/7/2021 - Bernecker wrote: NR

QWine: Ein modern gekelterter Pinot noir, der sich durch eine samtige Struktur mit Noten von kleinen Früchten und getrockneten Blumen auszeichnet. Die Textur am Gaumen ist äusserst finessenreich, unterstützt von einer schönen Energie und einem wunderbar eingebundenen Ausbau im Holzfass.

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2014 Kabaj Merlot

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12/7/2021 - Bernecker wrote: NR

QWine: Der Auftakt in der Nase zeigt sich offen mit Eindrücken von leicht eingemachten Waldfrüchten, genau so wie es sich für einen grossen, sonnenverwöhnten Jahrgang gehört. Weiter offenbart der Wein Noten von Kakao, Leder und Unterholz. Der Gaumen ist weich und frisch, heute noch mit einer schönen Energie, die eine grosse Zukunft verspricht, auch wenn der Merlot bereits jetzt zugänglich ist. Akzente von Menthol lassen den Wein in einem lang anhaltenden Abgang verhallen.

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2012 Kabaj Merlot

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6/15/2022 - acorelli Likes this wine: 91 points

An interesting wine, not so round and fruity as is typical of US Merlot. A wine to contemplate.

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2013 Kabaj Rebula

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5/24/2022 - atrabado Likes this wine: 94 points

As always, lovely wine by Jean Michel Morel at Kabaj.

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2007 Kabaj Amfora

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2/25/2022 - atrabado Likes this wine: 97 points

Incredible orange wine by Jean Michel Morel. It is everything I love in a wine.

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2016 Kabaj Sauvignon Vert

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3/1/2022 - atrabado Likes this wine: 93 points

Really luscious wine macerated on the skins for seven days by Jean Michel Morel. Great stuff as everything he produces at Kabaj.

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2016 Kabaj Sivi Pinot

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2/27/2022 - JTeezy Does not like this wine: NR

Fleshy, tangy, funky

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2015 Kabaj Ravan-Zeleni Sauvignon

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1/29/2022 - Richard123 Likes this wine: NR

I noticed almost a sherry note this time around...

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2014 Kabaj Sivi Pinot

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12/2/2017 - Bob Ramsak Likes this wine: 90 points

There's quite a bit that's unconventional in wines from Kabaj, the 2014 Pinot Gris, or Sivi Pinot locally, among them. You shouldn't expect anything less from Jean Michel Morel, one of Slovenia's most innovative and celebrated winemakers, whose independent-minded approach to wine-making has gone a long way to help put the country's western Goriška Brda district on the international wine map.

Like all of Morel's whites, Kabaj's Pinot Gris is fermented on the skins, in this case for two weeks in oak vats, which imparts a lush rose hue to the wine, a pale amber salmon tone that's more true to the grape's color than most might realize. It then spent 15 months in 225-liter French oak barrels before bottling.

You sense that on the nose and palate, but there are also layers of herbal notes, all in a creamy package that leans more towards earthy than fruit. But there's that too, grapefruit and pear notes that meld well with a nuttiness and very pleasant, almost addictive acidity. It's medium bodied but offers the feel of a mouthful. And will continue to do so for at least another couple years.

A Parisian by birth, it was love that drew Morel to Goriška Brda. Morel met his future wife Katja Kabaj while working at a northern Italian estate in the late 1980s; they eventually married and settled in the village of Šlovrenc where Katja's family has been producing grapes for several generations, but never as a commercial bottling venture. That changed in 1993 with their first bottled vintage. Today they produce between 60,000 and 70,000 bottles annually. If you're researching Slovenian wines and wineries for any upcoming visit here, you've likely already added Kabaj to your List of Wines to Try. If you haven't yet, do so now.

Wine & Spirits Magazine has named Kabaj one of the world's top 100 wineries three times in the past decade, in 2013, 2015 and 2016. But such superlatives haven't pushed their prices out of orbit or out of line. At least not locally. Most of Kabaj's current releases are under €15 in Slovenia; this Sivi Pinot is just €12.50.

13.5% alc
Total production 5,000 bottles

Tasted December 2017

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2014 Kabaj Ravan-Zeleni Sauvignon

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4/27/2018 - Bob Ramsak Likes this wine: NR

The Only Orange Wine Primer You'll Ever Need - a 2018 Izola Orange Wine Festival Report (Izola, Slovenia): 100% Sauvignonasse (Friulano, former Tokaj). Macerated for one week, aged two years in French oak. Lush golden yellow in color, with honeyed, dried apricot aromas. Crisp and bouncy on the palate, medium bodied with a playful and long finish. Looking forward to see what this develops into over the next four or five years.

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2010 Kabaj Cuvée Morel

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11/6/2021 - LaSenia Likes this wine: 93 points

Medium body, High acidity, mineral, saline.
Red berry, earthy, tobacco, vanilla flavor
Good balance, long finish. Would buy again.

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2017 Kabaj Rebula

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10/15/2021 - atrabado Likes this wine: 93 points

Amazing wine as everything Jean Michel does. Can’t get enough of this Rebula. 30 days on the skins but perfectly tamed.

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2013 Kabaj Merlot

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10/5/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 points

Kabaj Tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of vanilla oak toast barrle, cedarwood, blackberry fruit underneath the ton of oak influence, black cherries. Developing.
On the plate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of leathery animal hide, blackberry, black cherries, charming sweet earthiness, cedarwood + integrating vanilla oak. Very leathery long finish.
Good quality. Feels over-oaked on the nose, but actually already integrating on the palate. Interesting Merlot that absorbs the oak much better than Pinot Noir in my opinion. Could be quite good in a few more years with more integration.

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2015 Kabaj Pinot Noir

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10/5/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 88 points

Kabaj Tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of green bell peppers, herbal stems, whole bunch spice, fresh earth, raspberry, strawberry, red apple, cherry, Ribena blackcurrant berry. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium tannins (oak tannin), medium body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of vanilla oak bomb + oak spice, rustic background earth, herbal elements + green bell peppers, blackcurrant leaf, blackberries, raspberry, strawberry, red cherry. Medium finish.
Ok quality. Bold fruity ambitiously oaked Pinot Noir. Unique but discordant and lacking true stuffing.

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2012 Kabaj Luisa

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10/5/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 90 points

Kabaj Tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, amber orange gold colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of dried fruit/grape skins, blood orange rind, bits of caramel, honeyed apricot. Developed.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium alcohol (13+%), waxy textured medium- tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of waxy stone fruits, honey apricots, blood orange, background earthy stones minerality with bit of saltiness and even some cured meat. Long finish.
Good quality. Charming orange wine. Drinking in a good place already.

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2016 Kabaj Beli Pinot

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10/5/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 89 points

Kabaj Tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, yellow gold colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of citrus lime, yellow apples, yellow melons. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of citrus lime, ripe yellow melons, peachy apricot cream, sweet oil, straw and earthy clay hints, bit of skin feels. Medium+ finish.
Good quality. Nice unique style. Drinking well already. Feels like might get oxidative with more age.

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