2020 Barta Furmint Egy Kis
Tokaj, Hungary
2020
100% Furmint
Cool Continental
10 per cent of the juice was fermented in oak barrels, the rest in a steel tank.
12%
8 g/l
6.7 g/l
Notes & Pairings
“Kis” literally translates to small, but the sentiment is that while it’s the younger sibling to the older vine and barrel fermented versions, it’s not dumbed down either. All of the fruit comes from the famed terraced Öreg Király Dűlő, but from the younger cordon trained vines. It’s also picked early without botrytis and 90% fermented in stainless steel and the rest in oak. Just a few short months on the lees, it was racked off the lees in February without going through malolactic fermentation. A particularly cold winter killed off most of the pathogens and everything was looking super healthy just after flowering. Then the rains came. Their village of Mád was fortunate not to get the brunt of it, but cover crops and grass shot up aggressively and a lot of vineyard labor followed. Nevertheless, this elongated growing season and colder climate resulted in long acidity and freshness.
