2020 Losonci Nyitnikék
Losonci
Matra, Hungary
2020
Kékfrankos and Magyarfrankos
Continental
Andesite (volcanic), iron/red clay and chalk
Short maceration, tank fermented.
13%
Matra, Hungary
2020
Kékfrankos and Magyarfrankos
Continental
Andesite (volcanic), iron/red clay and chalk
Short maceration, tank fermented.
13%
Notes & Pairings
This is the bottle where I first had to ask what the aforementioned “Földrajzi Jelzes Nélküli” means many years ago. There is also the inevitable Portlandia inspired “put a bird on it” impulse, but after that this is one of the great values in the portfolio. Relatively short maceration, tank fermented and ready out the gate, this is quintessential red Hungarian table wine in the best possible sense. It’s immediately bright, aromatic, and has what I find in many Hungarian Kékfrankos, a spicy bitterness that’s still ripe.
