At a glance
Producer: Hiša Joannes Protner
Grapes: Yellow Muscat (50%), Laksi Riesling (50%)
ABV: 11.5%
Vol: 750ml
Serving Temperature: 12 – 14 °C
Drinking Window: Shows well now (2026), though could age for several years.
Organic
Why stock this wine?
This is the orange wine that changes people’s minds about orange wine.
Fresh, elegant and exceptionally food-friendly, it wins over sceptics while still delighting enthusiasts. Whether poured at a tasting or recommended at the table, it’s the bottle customers remember and talk about afterwards.
Tasting note
A honeyed, aromatic, herbal orange wine which you’ll remember for all the best reasons.
Food pairing
As with most good orange wines, this is extremely food-friendly. Pair it with anything from root vegetables to spicy food or fatty charcuterie and cheese.
Sustainability
Boštjan Protner farms organically, producing many so-called natural wines. He says that while converting to organic vineyards is a challenge, starting a new vineyard organically is incredibly hard. This wine is certified organic.
Vinification
This is a premium orange wine. None of the excessive tannins or off flavours you usually risk with the category. Orange winemaking has a rich history in Slovenia, and winemaker Boštjan Protner has developed his technique over many vintages.
Instead of using all of the white grape skins for maceration, he only uses a portion of them and allows three weeks of maceration. This takes the edge off the tannins and gives more aromatic and herbal aromas.
This wine is a delight; what’s more, it’s a natural wine with grapes grown organically.
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