Sanctum Wine Cellar

For more information, please contact Mr. Marko: +386 (0) 41 682 500.

The story of the Sanctum Wine Cellar, in Lipoglav, tells the story of monks who settled in the twelfth century at Žiče Charterhouse and brought with them a vine of French Pinot Noir. They planted this vine on the southern slopes of Klokočovnik and Lipoglav.

Continuing this tradition, the first Slovenian Burgundy cellar was created. It’s name, containing Sanctum, carries the message of something hidden and sacred. They strive to make natural, healthy wines using indigenous yeasts. This yeast has a unique and elegant signature due to the mineral marl soil and cold climate which fills it with an intense aroma.

Did you know?

• Half of the wine from the Sanctum Cellar is exported. Almost half the bottles land in the US, a few in Austria, and some in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Enjoy:

• a prestigious version of Chardonnay,
• a rare wine of the Syrah vine bearing the My Red brand, which is stored in Slavonian oak barrels and, then, after five years left to rest in bottles,
• Pinot Noir Prestige, which had the entire 2009 production purchased by the Office of the President of Russia with then-President Dmitry Medvedev.