Gašper Malvazija 2025
£14.75
The wine
This wine is golden in colour with youthful hues. Intense aromas of tropical fruit and grapefruit are complemented by floral notes of acacia. The palate is fruity and pleasantly soft, with distinct almond flavours that continue on the finish. This unique variety is known for being taut and zesty, but also slightly honeyed in character.
Goriška Brda is the two thirds of Collio that lies over the border in Slovenia, and it shares the Italian side's defining opoka marl. The vines here are twenty to thirty-five years old on terraced hillside rows between 80 and 200 metres. Pneumatically pressed, then fermented and matured in stainless steel at 14C with no malolactic, deliberately, to hold the freshness, and aged a year on lees before bottling.
The producer
Gašper
View all Gašper winesGašper is a boutique estate in Goriška Brda, the beautiful hill country of western Slovenia on the Italian border. Run by Gašper Čarman, it crafts pure, characterful wines from this cross-cultural corner of the wine world. The estate has quickly won admirers for its finesse.
The vineyards sit on the marl and sandstone soils that Brda shares with neighbouring Friuli, worked with care and a light touch. Cool nights and Alpine-Adriatic air give the wines their freshness and aromatic lift. Native and international grapes both thrive here.
The range is led by fresh, textured whites, from crisp Pinot Grigio and Malvazija to the local Rebula and a Chardonnay blend. A serious, structured Cabernet Franc shows the red side of Brda. Each is pure and beautifully balanced.
Gašper's wines combine freshness, texture and a real sense of place. They are elegant, food-friendly and quietly distinctive. A rewarding taste of Slovenian wine.
