Jakot Radikon Orange Wine, biodynamic wine, no added sulphur, long skin contact, complex, savoury, amazing. Jakot is a backwards play on Tocai (Tokaj), which is no longer allowed to be used in Italy and is now generally marketed as Friulano. Lovely, fresh and well balanced with notes of stone fruit and almonds. Jakot is one of Stanko Radikon’s long macerated whites spending over 3 months on the skins. Although to some extent this is the extreme end of the orange wine world, it is remarkably approachable wine and with the right kind of Friulian gelatinous stew, it is fantastic. Try it too with a big plate of Italian Salumi including some good ‘Lardo’ spread on crusty bread, superb!
Is Vegan? | Yes |
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Bottle Size | 1000ml |
Production Method | Biodynamic, Natural, Organic |
Producer | Radikon |
Country | Italy |
Region | Friuli, Italy |
Vintage | 2015 |
Wine Type | Orange Wine |
Wine Style | Full bodied |
Grape | Friulano |
Terroir | Collio features sloped, terraced vineyards and soil – called “ponca” in dialect – that gives lots of minerality to the wines. Ponca, or flysch, has layers and blends of minerals from the prehistoric sea bed, clay and sandstone. |
Alcohol | 13.5% abv |
Maturation | 3 years in barrels, one year in bottle |
Total Sulphur | 17 mg/l |
Annual Production | 0 - 5,000 bottles |
Ageing Potential | A long time |
Francesco Fantinel –
When you put together Radikon and Jakot you cannot expect more than the MASTERPIECE this wine is. There’s a reason why Radikon is consider one of the best vignerons in the world. Well, try this wine and you’ll understand why!