Radikon Twelve bottle collection: A Library of Oslavia

This twelve-bottle case is a deep study of Radikon, one of the defining estates of Italy's Friuli region and one of the producers that gave skin-contact wine its modern cultural identity.

Built around the tiny village of Oslavia on the Friulian-Slovenian border, the selection brings together the full architecture of Radikon: the rare 2008 Ribolla '3781' Riserva, the historic 500ml wines, the long-aged reds, and two vintages of the more modern Saša Radikon's 'S' range. It is not simply a mixed case. It is a library of texture, time, and place.

At the centre is 2008 Ribolla '3781' Riserva, Radikon’s most rare and monumental expression of Ribolla Gialla. With long skin contact, extended barrel ageing and more than a decade of bottle evolution, it gives the case its highest point of intensity and historical depth.

The 500ml classics, 2020 Ribolla, 2020 Jakot and 2020 Oslavje, show the core language of the estate: amber colour, long maceration, savoury structure, phenolic grip and extraordinary gastronomic range. The 2020 vintage adds its own character to the trio, combining concentration with freshness and giving the wines both immediate presence and long ageing potential. Each wine speaks differently. Ribolla is vertical and tannic. Jakot is nutty, herbal and deeply savoury. Oslavje is broader, more aromatic and more enveloping. Together, they offer a focused snapshot of how Radikon’s classic wines interpreted the 2020 growing season in Oslavia.

The mature reds, 2014 Pignoli and 2010 Merlot, bring another dimension to the case. These are long-aged, deeply textural and complex expressions of the varieties shaped by time in oak and bottle. Pignoli gives structure, austerity and Friulian character. Merlot brings depth, earth, maturity and tactility.

The Saša line appears across two vintages, with 2022 Slatnik, 2022 Sivi, 2022 RS, 2023 Slatnik, 2023 Sivi and 2023 RS. This gives the case a rare comparative angle: two consecutive readings of Radikon’s more modern range, still fully serious, still unmistakably Oslavia, but with a more immediate drinkability than the long-aged 500ml wines. Slatnik shows Chardonnay and Friulano through texture and amber depth. Sivi reveals Pinot Grigio as almost Pinot Noir character cloaked in a Rose body, saline and structured. RS gives the red counterpart, where Merlot and Pignolo combine bright fruit, tannic architecture. 

Together, the twelve wines offer a complete view of Radikon: the rare, the mature, the classic and the current. This is not orange wine as a trend. This is orange wine as origin, carried through one of the estates that made the style serious, age-worthy and deeply gastronomic.

A twelve-bottle Radikon library case, bringing together 3781, mature 500ml reds, the classic macerated whites and two vintages of the Saša range. A complete study of Oslavia through texture, tannin, time and place.

A complimentary cellar building Magnum of Radikon with the collection. Valued at $200. Offer limited to the first 2 orders placed.

*10% discount for purchases of 12 bottles or more does not apply to our 6 and 12 bottle collections as already discounted