Sziegl
2019 Olaszrizling Birtokbor
- Producer
- Sziegl
- Appellation
- Hajós-Baja, Hungary
- Vintage
- 2019
- Composition
- 100% Olaszrizling
- Climate
- Continental
- Soils
- Sand, loess and clay
- Maceration & aging
- Diverse winemaking and fermentation methods were used (whole-cluster pressing, maceration). Part of the wine was left on the lees.
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Residual sugar
- 0.9 g/l
- Acidity
- 5 g/l
Notes & Pairings
The Sziegl family started in 2012 by bartering with some of the older vineyard owners to work the land in exchange for making them wine. They now live above the winery in the Pincefalú (cellar village) of Hajós-Baja. The village has Swabian winemaking roots back to the 1700s and is literally 24 streets of 1200 cellars flanked by vineyards. The ancient seabed soils (loess, clay, sand), biodiversity and organic farming along with multiple different clones brings salt to balance out the aromatics and thicker skins for texture and structure. A perfect table white for a paprika rich Halászlé (fisherman’s stew) and getting a sense for this place.