THURSDAY NIGHT TONIGHT 6-8PM: BLACK LAMB POURING KABAJ!!!
The Lions Club Lays Down with the Lamb: Killer Kabaj!!!
Our old friend Tara of Black Lamb joins us tonight to pour wines from what is undoubtedly the most exciting winery in Slovenia. Kabaj almost needs no introduction and Tara will run through some of the deets tonight, but you might already know that Dandelion Wine has worked with the wines of French winemaker Jean Michel Morel for years. He himself has been behind the tasting bar many times. We pretty much love all his wines all the time, but we couldn’t be more excited about his Pinot Noir Pet-Nat! Come join us tonight to taste through some serious Slovenian!
Let there be WINE, BREAD, CHEESE, and VINYL
Kabaj, San Lurinz Corvus Pet-Nat 2018
Motherfucking delicious. Also very refrehsing. This 100% Pinot Noir Pet-Nat (!) was just what everyone wanted after a marathon Manhattan bar-crawl recently - the cheers literally shook the rafters of a certain West Village basement bar when we first tasted this as many fans of this house celebrated the arrival of this fantastic wine. Savory strawberry, orange peel and most of all rhubarb! Bubbs just right. Clean, pretty finish. Try with pretty much “anything humans can consume.” $30
Kabaj, Sivi Pinot 2015
“Some trees are not the forest,” the poet wrote. But what did she mean? That some people flash through our lives in an instant while others entwined be their souls with our very own? Or that some trees were of such a singular nature that we remember them apart from their vast leafy society? If you were lucky enough to get some of the last vintage of Sivi Pinot you’ll be thinking on the latter interpretation. If you love orange wine, don’t miss this one. If you don’t love orange wine, we recommend trying this one. If you love savory rosé or really good carnitas, the wind in your hair or the light of the golden hour... $25
KABAJ GORISKA BRDA REBULA 2015
This is one of Kabaj’s core wines, showcasing their local terroir, just across the border from Italy’s Collio, most well-known for its richly textured, expressive whites. Goriška Brda is a hilly land of vineyards, orchards and olive groves is uniquely positioned between the Alps and the Adriatic, and the Kabaj family has grown grapes here for generations. Up until the late 80’s, like most families in the region, their harvest went to the local State cooperative. In the late 80’s Katja Kabaj married a French enologist Jean Michel Morel who she met while he was working at various wineries in neighboring Collio, Italy. The first vintage of Kabaj was in 93’. They are justly famous for making exceptional orange wine, and this Rebula, 30 days on the skins. Elegant and textured rather than oxidative and overly extracted, it’s depths are evident even as it dances across the palate with brassy notes of orchard fruit and river rock. $27
