2021 Kobatl 'My Dirty Siva,' Steiermark, Austria

'My Dirty Siva' is technically an orange wine, since the PIWI grape Sauvignac gets cozy on the skins for 4 days, but the color is pale, rosy gold.  Michael explains the meaning of the naughty name: "Siva means grey in Slovenian. By being close to our Slovenian neighbors and the beautiful view we see, this wine was named. The grapes themselves are grey and, yeah, the wine is a bit ‘dirty’." 

We didn't quite get the dirty part, maybe a tiny splash of youthful funk, but really the overall impression is pretty.   Aromatic and spicy on the nose, as all the PIWI grapes tend to be, with a salty, mineral-driven palate and a powerful finish.  More rocks than flowers on this one, but a softness that makes it endlessly drinkable.