MARIO NATUR 2024

Name: MARIO NATUR 2024
Brand: Keltis
SKU: SW-SI-KELT-MANA-24
Price: 26.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Slovenia , Bizeljsko

Pale lemon, alive with tiny persistent bubbles. Yellow apple, white peach, a spring morning breath of meadow flowers. Crisp. Bone-dry. Deceptively easy to finish.

Wine Type: Sparkling, White

Size: 750ml

Grapes: Chardonnay, Rumeni Plavec

Drinking Window: Drink now – 2027

Vintage: 2024

Alcohol: 11%

Food Pairings: Oysters · Sushi · Light fish · Aperitif

Nutrients: Per 100ml: Energy 322 kJ / 77 kcal, Carbohydrates 0.3g of which sugars 0.3g, Fat 0g, Protein 0g, Salt 0g. Contains small amounts of fat, saturated fat, protein and salt. No added sulphites.

€26 €34,67/L

Mario is named after Marijan Kelhar — the father who built the winery in 1989 and handed the keys to his son without letting go completely. The wine is his bottle, named for him. It's made from Rumeni Plavec and Chardonnay, grown at 350 metres above Bizeljsko on south-west slopes. The method is its own thing: fermented in steel for a full year, then fresh must from the next harvest is added just before bottling to restart fermentation in the bottle. It gets disgorged after three or four months — no dosage, no addition. That's not pét-nat. Pét-nat keeps the sediment, doesn't get disgorged, finishes in the bottle and stays cloudy. This is clearer, drier, more precise. If you've had pét-nat before and thought it was a bit unpredictable — this is the version that made up its mind.

Rumeni Plavec and Chardonnay, hand-harvested from south-west facing slopes at 350 metres above Bizeljsko. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with ambient yeasts, aged on fine lees for one year. Fresh must from the following harvest added just before bottling to trigger refermentation in the bottle. Disgorged after 3–4 months without dosage. Clear, dry, no added sulphites, no fining, no filtration. Organic, Demeter certified.

Serve well chilled, around 6–8°C. Put it in the fridge for 30–35 minutes before opening. Already cold? Open and pour straight away.

This is a sparkling wine — treat it like one. No sediment, no decanting needed. Just chill and enjoy.