Rodica, Sparkling Refosk, 2023 so011726 wines to drink in 2026 asimov offer planted in the granite-rich soils

planted in the granite-rich soils of Beaujolais’ southernmost cru

or charcuterie

and dried red fruit now complement the primary fruit

cacao and a flicker of chili on the nose

but full of personality

Rodica, Sparkling Refosk, 2023 so011726 wines to drink in 2026 asimov offer planted in the granite-rich soilsRefok (the Slovenian name for Refosco) is one of those grapes that, in the right hands, tastes like nowhere else deep purple, brisk acid, savory and inky in a way that only the Adriatic facing limestone of Istria can really pull off. The Rodica family farms 15 organic certified hectares high above the Gulf of Trieste in the village of Truke, near Marezige, where Marinko Rodica traded his career as a car mechanic for a life in the vines back in 1998.