This stunning wine is rooted in the Carso (Karst) plateau—a rugged, windswept subregion of Friuli-Venezia Giulia where viticulture has long contended with stark limestone soils and the absolutely brutal Bora wind. Vitovska, an indigenous white grape (likely born of a  cross between Prosecco Tondo and Malvasia Bianca Lunga), was historically used in blends but has seen a modern renaissance as a single-varietal expression of Carso’s terroir. Edi Kante, took over his family’s farm in the late 1980s, and is widely credited with spearheading Carso’s quality revolution—carving a three-level, 18-meter-deep cellar into the bedrock and championing native varieties like Vitovska and Malvasia. His ‘Selezione’ program highlights the best vineyard selections from exceptional vintages, and they're held back 8–10 years before release. The result deep complexity and incredible drinkability upon arrival.

Vinification for the 2016 Selezione is meticulous and minimal: hand-harvested then destemmed and macerated on the skins for 14 days to extract texture and depth without overt tannin. Stainless steel fermentation followed by 12 months of aging in large, old/neutral oak barrels (up to 18 years old—no new wood) and then a further 6 months in stainless steel on the lees. The 2016 component was aged separately for 3 years before being blended with the 2015, held for a week, then bottled unfiltered and aged for an additional 7 years in bottle prior to release! The result is a wine of profound minerality, saline drive, and layered complexity—pure Carso in a glass, shaped by Kante’s philosophy of patience, neutrality, and unwavering fidelity to place. You won't find a wine like this anywhere else.

Why You'll Love It

• Pure, unique Carso in a glass—stark limestone and Adriatic salinity converge in a wine of haunting minerality and complexity.

• Vitovska, once a blending workhorse of the region, now shines as a single-varietal masterpiece of age-worthy complexity.

• Held back 8–10 years by Kante prior to release, this Selezione arrives ready to drink, yet built to evolve further in your cellar.

How To Serve It

• Serve in all purpose wine stems between 50–54°F chalk-and-herb aromatics while allowing the wine to open. Decant for 1-2 hours.

• Pair with grilled or raw oysters, baked branzino, fritto misto, Herb-roasted rabbit or pasta with a lemon-butter caper sauce