2020 Tokaj Nobilis Furmint Barakonyi
Tokaj, Hungary (Tok-eye)
2020
100% Furmint
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Heavy clay, andesite and rhyolite tuff
Southern/Southeastern
barrel fermented, aged 6 months in 4-5 year old, 220-litre Zemplén oak barrels
12.4%
1.7 g/l
7.4 g/l
Notes & Pairings
Tokaj isn’t shy on acidity, but combine the mean and lean 2020 vintage and a place like Barakonyi, and we’ve got something so specific that it never gets blended into the sparkling wines. The winemaking is more or less the same as the 2019 (gentle pressing, barrel fermented, aged 6 months in 4-5 year old, 220-litre Zemplén oak barrels), but there’s over a degree less alcohol, one third of the residual sugar and over a 1 g/l more total acidity. There’s more than a subtle reminder that Furmint and Riesling share a parent grape. Nothing to do with the flavor, but rather the remarkable way in which it achieves balance with extreme elements. Drinks great now, but we’re quietly hoping we can pay our bills and hold onto a few cases for a few years too.
