2021 Pullus Haložan White 1 Liter

Ptuj, Slovenia

Ah, my love affair with Pullus wines continues…I recently tasted this wine with my good friend, Jason Moore, who distributes these wines, and I couldn’t resist putting it into the Classico club back in July. What impressed me about this wine was that it is wonderfully aromatic, has lovely mouthfeel (which I am a sucker for) and yet is lifted and fresh. This is the kind of wine that I could drink all through a meal. I’d start off with this wine as a palate cleanser (and just linger doing this for a while, maybe indefinitely) and then continue with it into the appetizer course…This is what people sometimes refer to as a “crushable” wine…and the fact that it comes in a LITER bottle just makes it all that much more fun. A blend of 8 different grape varieties — for those interested, they are Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, Riesling, Furmint, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio, and Muscat. The grapes are separately fermented and aged briefly on the lees and then blended before bottling. Delicious! ~Mike Guerra, Enoteca Direct