Winnica Srebrna Góra

Srebrna Góra means Silver Hill. It rises at Bielany, on the western edge of Kraków, with the Camaldolese monastery at the top and the vines below it. The estate was founded in 2008 and farms 28 hectares, a large vineyard by Polish standards.

The ground is Jurassic limestone with loess over it, part of the Jura uplands that run north-west from the city. Limestone gives the wines a firm, fine line; the loess, which holds water and warms quickly, gives them flesh. The Vistula runs below the hill, and on clear nights the cool air drains toward it.

Pinot Noir is the estate's main red, fermented in steel and finished in older oak. Riesling is picked late and stays in steel. The wines are cool and precise, and better after a year or two in bottle. We import one of each.