2020 Kikelet Hárslevelű Birtok

Notes & Pairings

Hand harvested in the middle of September and then whole cluster pressed and fermented and aged in 8 year-old oak barrels for 5 months. As any estate wine hopes to accomplish, this is a perfect introduction to her style. The relatively short élevage preserves a ton of primary tea like aromatics, there’s still enough lees time for texture and weight, and there’s plenty of structure as well. 2020 was also an acid driven vintage. So much so that the 2020 Hárslevelű ended up with more of an acidic edge than the 2019 Furmint. Tokaj isn’t lacking for acid even in hot vintages and Stéphanie and Zsolt’s lime heavy loess soils allow for a low stress long hang time adding a much needed concentration to the mix. Please buy all of this now, but if a few bottles hide away for 5-6 years, we are beyond confident it will be worth it.

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