Tamara Podversic
Marco Fabbian
Via degli Eroi, 33
IT - 34170 Gorizia
Gorizia
048178217
damijan@damijanpodversic.com
www.damijanpodversic.com
Wine-growing region:
Friuli Venezia Giulia
We are located 2 km from the Slovenian border on the slopes of Mount Calvario in the Collio wine region. 20 km to the south: the sea, 30 km to the north: the mountains. We live between extremes, working semi-heroic vineyards. Steep terraces composed of friable rocks: the Ponca (Opoka, Slovene) - composed of stratified sandstone and marls.
Fifteen hectares of vines are the fruit of three generations of the Podversic family. Since 1994 we have chosen to plant only indigenous varieties such as Tocai Friulano, Malvasia Istriana and Ribolla Gialla, respecting the soil and climatic characteristics. Soils facing south and south-west, with dense plantings of 8,000 vines per hectare, targeted defoliation and low yields, allow us to conclude the cycle of the vine with the seed gently matured.
Time is the owner of the cellar. The vinification is simple and same for all the wines. In the firsts months the wine gets signed by the maceration extracting: the crunchiness of the fruit, the minerality of the terroir and the rhythm of the vintage. Afterwards it remains for three years in the wooden belly of the barrels and one year in the bottle. Our work is focused on the preservation of what we reached in the vineyard and to reproduce it in every sip.
DOC Collio
Ribolla Gialla
White wine
The liquid crunchiness. The secret of her beauty doesn’t instantly bloom by the nose, where she hides herself, but it’s in the mouth where she exudes. The thick skin rich of tannins confers to the wine a unique taste: dried fruits, smooth tannins and a long, persistent, mineral ending. After a sip we get the perception of crunching the wine.
DOC Collio
Malvasia Istriana
White wine
By getting the glass near to the nose, we discover the shy characteristic of the semi aromatic Malvasia. All of her beauty get released from the first until the last sip in a succession of spicy and herbal aromas as green pepper and tomato leaf.
DOC Collio
Friulano
White wine
Nekaj is the charming aromaticity that became wine. We are talking about Friulano. Behalf our slovenian roots from which is also the territory bounded, we choosed to call it »Nekaj« that carry the meaning of »Something«. Starting from an aromaticity that from the first impact blend mind and body, the mouth gets caressed by a honey elegance balanced with the bitter characteristic that fades with the minerality of the terroir.
DOC Collio
Chardonnay, Malvasia Istriana, Friulano
White wine
Symphony entitled Drop, composed by three artists: Chardonnay, Friulano, Malvasia. Each of them donates to the wine its characteristic, contributing to the harmony and balance from the nose to the mouth. The marked olfactory aromaticity of Friulano gives to the mouth the aromatic continuity of the Malvasia, leaving a wide and long final by the round and sapid Chardonnay.
DOC Collio
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
Translated Poured is a mixture of two characters: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot’s fruity notes gets accompanied with the elegant tannin od Cabernet Sauvignon, which confers to the wine the important structure and a smooth final.
DOC Collio
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio
From the first appearance the variety shows her real dress given from the macerated violet skin. The essences perception are: aromaticity and elegance. From an unusual colour is given to experience an even more unusual taste: a soft tannin with a fruity ending which is also found by the smell.