Blaufränkisch, Kraljevin, Zametna & Friends, Lower Styria, Slovenia

A wine fit for a holiday feast of any kind, big, small, short or TALL! Keltis is a wonky & wildly wonderful Slovenian producer we can’t believe you don’t know yet. A big share of their wines are unfiltered, and winemaker Marijan speaks of how they carry life inside of them & along with it, the potential for further development (like parasitic cordyceps – aka ‘zombie’ – fungus, overtaking their ant hosts, freakyyy and delicious circle of life vibes). As dictated by their philosophy, their work with wines is done at the time of the full moon, when the wine is at its peak and can fully express its potential (we can almost hear the howling in the distance as they harvest by moonlight). From 5 hectares on clay-limestone soils, and a quick three-day maceration we get Žan. Chamomile crop, baked oranges, salty apricots, sour, white cherries, natural rubber & a porcupine-fine prickle. Pour at ‘friends-mas’, and see who can stand the test of this feral and eccentric beauty.