Stanko Radikon was one of the natural wine world's true icons and his legendary work in the Oslavia region of Friuli, right by the border with Slovenia in Italy's northeast is now being carried on by his son Sasa. The wines benefit from what a soil type the Slovenian's call 'Ponca', a complex mix of sandstone, clay and marine deposits that produces powerful, mineral rich wines. While the Radikon's are best known for the thrillingly unique white wines, for the past couple of decades they have also been quietly going about making some of the longest living wines in all of Italy. This Merlot spent a couple of months on skins before resting in old casks for five years, followed by another five years in bottle. A wine of staggering depth and savoury complexity.