Klet Jankovič is a small family cellar in Rogaška Slatina, in the southern part of Slovenia’s Styria. Family records mention vines here before 1823, with roots on the estate even earlier. Today the work continues under the Jankovič family, keeping the link between place and bottle.

Their focus is traditional-method sparkling wine made from their own grapes, picked by hand. The family’s approach is simple: be a companion to nature, not its director. In the vineyard they keep yields very low (on average under one liter of wine per vine) and do a lot of “green work” by hand. Vines sit at about 300–330 m on limestone-loam soils with a south-eastern exposure—warm summers, cold winters, and a steady breeze shape the fruit.

In the cellar, must flows into oak by gravity and rests around ten months before bottling for the second fermentation. Only a small amount of yeast is added. Because the cellar is not temperature-controlled, fermentation slows in winter and wakes up again in spring, stretching the process across seasons and encouraging fine texture. Bottles then age on lees from 60 to 120 months. The wines are brut nature, unfiltered, not disgorged, and made with minimal sulphur. Open very cold and release the pressure slowly.

Expect a white cuvée built on Chardonnay and Rhine Riesling, and a darker blend featuring Pinot Noir, Blaufränkisch (Modra Frankinja), Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Above all, these are patient, quietly expressive sparkling wines—shaped by time, family work, and the rhythms of their hillside.