2017 Kikelet Pezsgő Brut
Kikelet
Tokaj, Hungary (Tokeye)
2017
12% Furmint, 88% Hárslevelű
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Volcanic covered with a layer of loess
Aged on fine lees for 1.5 years
12.4%
9.2 g/l
7.08 g/l
Tokaj, Hungary (Tokeye)
2017
12% Furmint, 88% Hárslevelű
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Volcanic covered with a layer of loess
Aged on fine lees for 1.5 years
12.4%
9.2 g/l
7.08 g/l
Notes & Pairings
Stéphanie is one of a handful in Tokaj that does practically everything herself and in house. Primary fermentation in barrel, bottling for secondary in her cellar (2 years on the lees), and hand racked and riddled. The only thing done outside the winery was taking the bottles to be disgorged in the village of Bodrogkeresztúr where they have the machinery. A blend of 88% Hárslevelű and 12% Furmint, there’s tons of stone fruit, mint, and an immediate Tokaj nose of honey and salt. Brut at 9.2 g/l and around 4 bars of pressure, the bubbles aren’t explosive but persistent and elegant.
