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Clai - Ottocento 2021
Clai - Ottocento 2021
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The Wine & Winemaker
- Winemaker: Giorgio Clai & Dimitri Brečević (Clai)
- Region: Krasica, Istria, Croatia
- Grape: 100% Pinot Sivi (Pinot Grigio)
The Story
Giorgio Clai is globally revered as the godfather of Croatian natural wine. In the tiny village of Krasica, he crafts biodynamic wines that express the raw soul of Istrian terroir. With his Ottocento Pinot Sivi, he elevates Pinot Grigio to extraordinary heights. The skins of this grape are naturally pinkish purple rather than white. Through an intense spontaneous skin maceration in wooden casks, this process creates a striking Ramato style wine featuring a magnificent ruby pink to copper hue. Clai never intervenes chemically, refrains from filtering, and allows nature to follow its course completely.
The Vibe & Tasting Notes
This Pinot Sivi instantly mesmerizes in the glass with a unique, deep pinkish copper color. It offers a deeply layered and complex experience full of personality. On the nose, you will discover seductive aromas of ripe pomegranate, wild strawberries, candied orange peel, dried figs, and fragrant Mediterranean herbs like thyme and sage. On the palate, it exhibits impressive structure alongside a silky tactile grip and vibrant acidity. The salty mineral finish pays ultimate homage to the Istrian soil. A truly majestic bottle for natural wine purists.
How does it work?
How does it work?
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A box with the amount of bottles of your choosing delivered every month on the first week. The theme changes monthly. One month you get wines from Hungary, some months all oranges, some months... who knows!
Pause or change your subscription at any time. Going on holiday and want to skip a month? No problem. Got excited after trying out a 1-bottle box and want to go for the 3-bottle box next? No problem!
Why natural wine costs more, and why it’s worth it
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No shortcuts
Growers who refuse pesticides and chemical additives accept that they’ll lose a significant part of their harvest to weather, disease, and unpredictable nature, but they do it to keep their wines pure, alive, and honest.
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Risk and loss
Nature swings between plenty and scarcity; frost, hail, heat and ferments can erase volumes, fewer bottles must carry the farm’s costs, with ageing measures adding expense to keep the wine clean and true over time.
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Integrity and handwork
Hands replace chemicals: they weed, manage canopies, pick, and sort by hand; presses and gravity moves protect texture, while cleanliness and patient ageing deliver purity without shortcuts, increasing labor but preserving integrity in every bottle.
