TN: Kabaj Rebula Slovenia '20....(short/boring)

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Tried this orange wine last night:

  1. Kabaj Rebula Brda/Slovenia (11%-14%; 1 mo.skin-contact; 1 yr in used brls > 10 yrs old; www.Kabaj.Si) Goriska Brda/Slovenia 2020: Med.dark orange color; fairly strong ViniMacerati/phenolic/resinous/skin-contact slight floral/arnations/white pepper some complex little fruit nose; very tart/tangy/metallic rather strong VM/reinous/phenolic very slight RG/white pepper/floral bit complex flavor w/ brisk tannins; very long VM/resinous finish that tracks flavor; shows a bit more perfume as it warms up to cool room temps but still not very pleasant to taste; pretty much dominated by the VM character and should be much better/interesting in 5-10 yrs. $39.00 (SFW&S)

More fibblebrda from TheBloodyPulpit:

  1. A pretty typical orange dominated by the VM character. Not very attractive now but I expect it will be quite good w/ some age.
    Tom
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I have been in Slovenia for a few days. This is a go-to wine with cheese in Slovenia. Rebula can exist in so many forms. I had mainly Malvazia as Orange wines but I can see where this would be interesting. Rebula to my experience makes a dense wine the times I have tasted it and it is waxy like a white Rhone. Great acid. The fruit is more subdued.
Sometimes that combination can be a little foreign. It is mostly about the acidity and body. I can only imagine what a little VA would do to it. Thanks for the note Tom.