DANCH & GRANGER SELECTIONS
2018 Ágyús Dűlő Kéknyelű by VáliBor
VáliBor

2018 Ágyús Dűlő Kéknyelű

Producer
VáliBor
Appellation
Badacsony, Hungary
Vintage
2018
Composition
100% Kéknyelű
Climate
Sub ­Mediterranean
Soils
Basalt rocks and sand covered by thick brown forest soil.
Maceration & aging
100% stainless steel with no extended maceration
Alcohol
11.5%
Residual sugar
1.2 g/l
Acidity
5.5 g/l

Notes & Pairings

This is the first time we’ve been able to get our hands on some Kéknyelű from a small parcel called Ágyús Dűlő on the southern side of the 346-meter-high Tóti-hegy. This volcanic hill is home to a former quarry and is still littered with abandoned press houses. The 2018 is a special one because the malic acid went completely to zero at 11.5%, so he bottled it unfiltered with minimal SO2. 100% stainless steel with no extended maceration, I hope we are able to hold onto this for a little while, because it loves some age despite drinking like super refreshingly hard mineral water when young.