2025 Kobal 'Roots' Rožnato

Kobal Roots Rožnato is a dry rosé wine made from 100% Zweigelt grapes with full ripeness and 2 hours of skin maceration. Produced in the Haloze appellation of Štajerska Slovenia, the wine comes from steep marl soil vineyards where vines average 35 years old with deep root systems that absorb minerality. The wine undergoes fermentation with native yeast from the vineyard and maturation on lees in small oak barrels. This gastronomy-type rosé demonstrates varietal recognizability with minimal cellar intervention and is ageworthy for 1-5 years of additional bottle aging.
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Specs

Type: Rosé
Grapes: Zweigelt
Winemaker: Bojan Kobal
Vintage: 2025

Geography

Country: Slovenia
Sub-region: Haloze Hills
 

Farming

Organic farming; in conversion to certification. Environmentally friendly cultivation following integrated farming guidelines of Slovenia. No irrigation. Vineyards located on steep slopes with diverse geological soil composition consisting mainly of sand and clay with marl in lower layers. Vine density of 5,000 vines/ha with 1.2 kg/vine yield. Vines average 35 years old.
 

Harvest

Hand-picked grapes were de-stemmed and then skin macerated for 2 hours
 

Fermentation

Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous vineyard microflora in large open oak vats; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels
 

Aging

Matured in 225L used French oak barrique barrels for 6 months on fine lees (sur lie) 100%; bottled unfiltered and unfined; additional 3 months bottle aging before release