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• forceberry wrote: 85 points

  May 25, 2022 - A blend of Chardonnay (40%), Pinot Grigio (30%) and Sauvignon Blanc (30%). Macerated with the skins for 2-3 months, depending on the vintage, aged in old botti casks for 3 years. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Cloudy and quite murky orange color with a slightly pinkish hue. The nose feels very wild and heavily volatile with intense aromas of medicinal ether, some bruised apple tones, a little bit of acetic sharpness, light autolytic notes of custard pastries, an oxidative hint of caramel and a sweet touch of cloudberry jam. The wine feels wild, savory and very volatile on the palate with a medium body and intense flavors of balsamic VA and acetic sharpness, some sweet notes of apple jam, light leesy notes of autolysis, a little bit of caramel, a hint of cloudberry jam and a touch of earth. The overall feel is quite extracted, somewhat viscous and also moderately structured, thanks to the rather high acidity and somewhat grippy medium tannins. The finish is ripe, quite volatile and rather long with a sauvage aftertaste of acetic VA, some balsamic richness, a little bit of apple jam, light leesy notes, a hint of caramel and a touch of cloudberry jam.
  
  A very wild and volatile orange wine that would be wonderfully textural and impressive, if it weren't for the excessively high levels of VA that make the wine just feel way too acetic. I can still get behind those rich, nuanced notes of balsamico, but when the acetic notes make the wine feel more vinegary than balsamic, it gets just too much for me. Knowing Radikon's style, I suspect all the bottles of Oslavje 2010 are going to be similarly volatile and we didn't have an off bottle. I really don't expect the wine to turn any less volatile with further cellaring...

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• tobyc Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 29, 2020 - Made from Chardonnay (40 %), Pinot Grigio (30 %), Sauvignon blanc (30 %).
  
  Colour: Orange w. brownish hue. A bit murky.
  
  Bouquet: Pure med intense and exotic nose w. heather and honey, nuts, orange zest, old sherry and camphor.
  
  Palate: Dry, med(+) acid, med- tannins, med body. Lots of orange notes w. grapefruits, clemmentines, oranges, citrus zesty bitterness - accompanied by some oxidized notes and autolysis.
  
  Overall: Still youthful.

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• ve23 Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 12, 2018 - Radikon vs Gravner on March 12, 2018 (Tartaria Moscow): 93-/100
  
  Bold amber wine, made in traditional oxidative style, a blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio.
  
  Rich, succulent and very inviting bouquet of honey, propolis, apricot and peach jam. Chewy and viscous tannin in abundance. Young.
  
  Quite an interesting specimen, no doubt, thought I’d likely prefer for it to have a bit more acidity to support all this opulence.
  
  Radikon va Gravner at Tartaria Moscow, 12 March 2018

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• Papies wrote: 91 points

  July 24, 2017 - By the glass from a fresh bottle at Noble Rot, London.
  Orange wine with a bit of a sweet sherry nose. Really the nose pointed to a light sweet sherry, nutty, oxitadive. The palate though is not sweet at all, quite firm and special in its own way and style. Not a wine we would really order but a very interesting wine nonetheless and gets our 90-91 for its special-ness

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Orange
• Producer Radikon
• Varietal White Blend
• Designation Oslavje
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Venezia Giulia IGT
• UPC Codes 7070292749652, 895958001199

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• In Cellars 27 (52%)
• Consumed 25 (48%)

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