Marjan Simčič

In 1988 Marjan Simčič, together with his wife Valerija, takes over the reins of the family business, whose origins date back to 1860 and immediately endeavored to create a new and modern cellar, suitable for high quality wines. The 18 hectares of owned vineyards (some of which are over 55 years old) are located in the Collio Goriziano area, on the border between Italy and Slovenia, an area that offers ideal climatic conditions for the growth of vines thanks to the warm sea air which comes from the Friulian plain and the shelter that the Julian Alps and the Ternova plateau create against the mountain cold. The soil consisting of thick layers of marl and sandstone is in fact ideal for growing vines. Three lines of wines: the classics produced by the youngest vineyards; the Selekcija produced thanks to the selection of the best bunches harvested from the oldest vineyards, unfiltered wines that are put on the market after an aging of between two and four years. Finally, the Opoka, produced only in excellent vintages and in limited quantities, marketed after maturing from 22 to 36 months in barrels of the best woods and after being decanted and bottled by means of the decanting procedure only, without any filtration. The latter fully represent the Terroir of Brda / Collio Sloveno.