SIVI PINOT 2020

Name: SIVI PINOT 2020
Brand: Keltis
SKU: SW-SI-KELT-SIPI-20
Price: 30.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Slovenia , Bizeljsko

Dark ruby with a violet edge, almost opaque. Dried cherry, clove, forest floor, a long savoury finish. Structured. Deep. Worth waiting for.

Wine Type: Red

Size: 750ml

Grapes: Sivi Pinot (Pinot Gris)

Drinking Window: Drink now – 2032

Vintage: 2020

Alcohol: 13%

Food Pairings: Game · Aged cheese · Mushroom dishes · Braised meat

Nutrients: Per 100ml: Energy 381 kJ / 91 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. Contains sulphites.

€30 €40/L

Sivi Pinot is Pinot Gris — but not Pinot Gris as most people know it. In Bizeljsko, the Kelhar family puts it through full red wine vinification: extended maceration, oak ageing, years in bottle before release. The result has nothing to do with the pale, aromatic whites this grape usually produces. Instead it's dark, structured, and serious — a wine that uses the grape's natural texture and the estate's marl soils to build something unexpected. The 2020 has been ageing since bottling. It's ready now, but won't mind waiting longer.

Sivi Pinot (Pinot Gris), hand-harvested. Destemmed, 30 days skin maceration using red wine method for colour and tannin extraction. Spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts. Three years ageing in estate oak barrels. Bottled when ready. No fining, no filtration. Minimal sulphites. Organic, Demeter certified.

Serve around 16°C. Take it out of the fridge 20–30 minutes before opening, or simply don't refrigerate it.

Decanting is strongly recommended — pour into a decanter or any wide vessel and wait at least 30 minutes. This wine has been ageing since 2020 and opens up in layers. It's worth the wait.