Comments on: Ales Kristancic uncorks Movia

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:14:00 +0000

Had the good fortune to meet Ales and enjoy several of his fine wines here in San Francisco at DelFina a few evenings ago. The Puro Rose which Ales disgorged in person at our table using the “upside down underwater method” was very special (dry, fruity, clean). The Veliko (96) was complex and grand, and the Veliko Bianco also fantastic. 3 Cheers to Movia & Ales!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:48:00 +0000

When Movia first came into the U.S. a few years ago I was invited to be a guest at a dinner sponsored by their importer (my one and only foray into Ducasse…). Although the primary purpose was to introduce the wines to be available, Ales brought along bottles of old vintages of the Merlot and the Ribolla going back to, if I remember right, 1971. It was amazing how vibrant and fresh tasting thirty year old Ribolla could be!

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:24:00 +0000

Erwin,

Sorry you paid a lot! I served a cld, just opened bottle of the RG to a group recently and the response was mixed. I think that it has to breathe for a while. And not be served too cold. I hope you are able to taste it in a few years and offer your notes then!

Cheers,

By: Erwin Dink

Erwin Dink — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:24:00 +0000

I’ve now tasted the Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Ribolla. I’ve only had one bottle of each and I’m not ready to offer any tasting notes. I bought them online and paid too much but I like them all with the Ribolla being the most interesting. It’s got minimal fruit and lots of minerality. It reminds me of another eccentric wine that I like a lot: Edmunds St. John’s blonk! I bet Ribolla will age well. I bought six bottles so I’ll stick a few in the “aging” bin of my cellar (a cardboard box in the basement).

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:20:00 +0000

Thanks for the additional info Jack. Fwiw, Ales also had on display his stemware line that also included a special decanter just for his PURO! Sorry no photo.

Erwin, glad to have reminded you! Let us know your tasting notes!

By: Erwin Dink

Erwin Dink — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:50:00 +0000

I’ve been wanting to try some of these wines since I read about Ales Kristancic and Movia in Wine & Spirits this summer. Thanks for prompting me to get off my ass and order some. I didn’t even shop around too much – just looked at was available through wine-searcher.com and ordered a mixed case at what looked to be reasonable prices.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:41:00 +0000

I'm so glad you got to try his second sparkling wine project: I may have been one of the first consumers to try this Sparkling wine - a year ago in Chicago. It's called Puro (and there's also a Puro Rosé). Unlike most every other sparkling wine, this is a zero dosage one, meaning no industrial brandy was added as a sweetener. I also remember Aleš said this wine will age forever because it is bottled with its lees.

Their other top white, btw, is their Ribolla blend called Veliko Bianco (Big White). It's a few dollars more expensive then their other whites and the one I see the most on restaurant wine lists (NYC's Fatty Crab is where I last had it), as it's very friendly to drink within an hour of opening; I've found most Movia wines need a lot of opening time.

Movia's one of my absolute favorite wineries; Aleš Kristančič's wines are so pure and evolve dramatically in the glass and over time.