Radikon RS21 Merlot Pignolo 2023, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Radikon – natural wine producer
Radikon

Radikon RS21 Merlot Pignolo 2023

$48.00
Tasting notes

Radikon RS21 Merlot Pignolo is a red natural wine made from a blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Pignolo farmed biodynamically in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. More info

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • No Added SO2
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Black CherryPlumEarthTobacco
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red
Wine Style:Full Body
Vintage:2023
Country:Italy
Region:Friuli–Venezia Giulia
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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East Coast: 5 business days

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Radikon RS21 Merlot Pignolo 2023
$48.00

Producer profile

Radikon

The Radikon estate sits in Oslavia, a village on the hills north of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, next to the Slovenian border. The land was first planted to Ribolla Gialla by Stanko Radikon's grandfather Franz Mikulus, and in 1948 the family added Merlot, Friulano, and Pinot Grigio. Stanko took over cultivation of his father's vines in 1977 and began bottling in 1979, later running the winery with his wife Suzana. In 1995 he shifted to extended skin maceration of white grapes. Since Stanko's death in 2016, his son Saša, trained as an enologist, has led production of the estate's wines.

The estate farms organically across just over 18 hectares of vineyards on the steep slopes adjacent to the winery, running from the Isonzo river bridge near Gorizia toward San Floriano hill. Vines were minimally treated from 1995. The soil is ponca, a compressed clay of marl and sandstone, and much of the fruit sits on south-facing slopes. Vines are planted tightly, between 6,500 and 10,000 plants per hectare, and average around 30 years of age. Plantings include Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, Pignolo, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, and Merlot. All vineyards are hand-harvested, and Saša replants native varieties where possible.

In the cellar the estate works with spontaneous native-yeast fermentation and no added enzymes. Wines ferment in oak vats without temperature control, and the skin-contact whites undergo long maceration, a method Stanko settled at around three months for some cuvees. Aging takes place in large Slavonian oak botti of 25 to 35 hectoliters, sometimes for years, with malolactic fermentation completing in cask. Stanko stopped adding any sulfur in 2002, and wines are bottled without fining or filtration. Saša designed slim-necked bottles in 500 milliliter and 1 liter formats to limit oxygen contact during aging.

Wine region

Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy

The Collio hills sit in the province of Gorizia in northeastern Italy, a crescent of land bounded by the Judrio and Isonzo rivers and pressed against the Slovenian border, where the zone continues into Goriska Brda. Vineyards occupy gentle slopes at roughly 100 to 300 meters. The defining soil is ponca, known geologically as flysch di Cormons, a friable formation of alternating Eocene marl and sandstone strata rich in calcium carbonate and marine fossils that drains well and lends salinity to the wines. The climate is continental with a maritime influence: the Julian pre-Alps shelter the hills from cold northern winds while the Adriatic sends warm currents inland. Wide diurnal temperature swings preserve acidity while grapes ripen. Annual rainfall runs high, between roughly 1000 and 1600 millimeters.

The zone was granted DOC status in 1968 under the name Collio Goriziano, one of the earliest denominations in Italy, with its protective consorzio founded in 1964. Around 1,300 hectares of vineyard produce mostly white wine, and Collio Bianco may draw on any allowed white varieties including Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Malvasia Istriana, and Picolit. Collio Rosso combines red varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Nero. Red Riserva requires a minimum 30 months of aging, including 6 months in barrel; white Riserva requires 20 months. The typical style is a dry, mineral, saline white. Radikon farms in Oslavia within this Collio territory, though this bottling is released as a Venezia Giulia IGT.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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