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Dveri Pax Old-Vine Riesling 2017

White Wine from Slovenia

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Classically styles old-vine riesling from Slovenia, which is showing a lovely balance of maturity and freshness. The nose shows notes of lime peel and beeswax and the palate is crisp, fresh and focused with good, fleshy fruit.

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Code: SL221

Wine characteristics

White Wine
2 - Dry
Riesling
Now to 2026
13.5% Alcohol
no oak influence
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Dveri Pax

The Benedictine monks from Admont Abbey, across the border from Graz in Austria, have been producing wine in today's Slovenia since 1139. The name derives from the Slovenian for door (dveri) and the Latin word for peace (pax).

When Slovenia regained independence, they were able to reclaim and rebuild their old vineyards from 2001 onwards, investing considerable amounts of effort and money because the monks take an enviably long-term view and have good resources. A spanking new cellar was completed in 2007.

The estate is 320 hectares in size with 73 of those under vine currently. Winemaker Danilo Flakus followed Erich Krutzler (married to Elin Pichler of the top Austrian estate FX Pichler) who helped to establish the Dveri Pax reputation for excellent wines from its foundation, first as a consultant and then as manager and winemaker.

The Scotsman

This sleek mature riesling shows how good Slovenian whites can be, particularly from old vines. Classically made by one of the country’s leading wineries, Dveri Pax, with 11 months in stainless steel; it ...

This sleek mature riesling shows how good Slovenian whites can be, particularly from old vines. Classically made by one of the country’s leading wineries, Dveri Pax, with 11 months in stainless steel; it has an enticing citric nose, beautifully limey sherbetty palate with a hint of wax, slightly sweet notes finishing dry.

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Rose Murray Brown

Saturday 14th May 2022

JancisRobinson.com

Deep gold. Fully evolved nose. Lovely fresh fruit with a panoply of fruit-salad aromas. Very complete, with beautiful fruit/acid balance, and really rather pure and beautiful. Very good value. 17/20

Jancis Robinson

Friday 29th Apr 2022

wine-pages.com

Slovenian Rhine riesling, with a touch of residual sugar (5.5g/l). Very nice nose hinting at honey, wax and lemon meringue pie, clean but rounded and gentle. That bit of sugar is swallowed up in a wine...

Slovenian Rhine riesling, with a touch of residual sugar (5.5g/l). Very nice nose hinting at honey, wax and lemon meringue pie, clean but rounded and gentle. That bit of sugar is swallowed up in a wine that is assertive and pithy, seemingly bone dry with mouth-filling extract and plenty of grip and chewiness to the lemon and lime flavours. 88/100

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Tom Cannavan

Monday 25th Apr 2022