Vitovska is an indigenous grape that tastes inextricably linked to its environment in the most authentic way. The grapes, grown in the Carso near Trieste, between mountains – the Alps – and sea – the Adriatic– marry the identities of these climatic forces effortlessly. One sip brings to mind the pure, breezy whites we love from other Alpine regions like Savoie and Alto Adige, as well as the warm, salty air you can taste in Mediterranean whites from Corsica and Sardegna. Its expressive blend of dusty peach and minty herbs are complicated by smokey crushed stones. Silky and supple on the palate, there’s a salty staining of minerality that contrasts a core of vividly ripe orchard fruit, as it finishes long with a lingering concentration of sour citrus and a vertical lift that really makes this shine.