Slobodne, Vinarstvo Veltlina, 2021 loire_valley-template with silky tannins and a

with silky tannins and a bright acidity that keeps the wine fresh and approachable

This wine pairs beautifully with dishes such as roasted duck

Giuseppe left a career as a concert pianist to take over the family vines after his father Girolamo died in 2005

and the cool mineral signature of the bedrock below

Slobodne, Vinarstvo Veltlina, 2021 loire_valley-template with silky tannins and aSlobodne Vinarstvo is one of the most thrilling things happening in Central European wine a Slovakian biodynamic estate run by the Majer family (sisters Agnes Lovecka and Katarina Kuropkova plus their partners) on land their great uncle once farmed. The family lost the property to war and communism, then reclaimed it after stumbling onto an old box of paperwork under a staircase. They returned to bottling in 2010, farm organically (and biodynamically)