2018 Wetzer Kékfrankos Silberberg
Wetzer
Sopron, Hungary
2018
100% Kékfrankos
Sub-Alpine
Schist and quartz
Open top, 3 weeks on skins and Hungarian oak barrel
12.5%
2.1 g/l
5.9 g/l
Sopron, Hungary
2018
100% Kékfrankos
Sub-Alpine
Schist and quartz
Open top, 3 weeks on skins and Hungarian oak barrel
12.5%
2.1 g/l
5.9 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is rare bottling from Peter. Normally only a couple of barrels produced a year. The Silberberg (silver mountain) is special for a variety of reasons. Heavy with schist and quartz, it’s also about 2 wine growing hills away from Lake Fertő (Lake Neusiedl) making it his coolest site. And even though it’s often the very last pick of the year, it has the least amount of sugar. It’s not easy to farm and most of the vines are over 50 years old with small yields. Winemaking is basically the same as the estate Kékfrankos (open vat, 3 weeks skin, all barrel), but the Silberberg has less alcohol, less tannins, is really aromatic, and more mineral than spice.