Sziegl
2020 Kövidinka
- Producer
- Sziegl
- Appellation
- Hajós-Baja, Hungary
- Vintage
- 2020
- Composition
- 100% Kövidinka
- Climate
- Continental
- Soils
- Packed loess and clay.
- Maceration & aging
- 7 days of skin contact and 7 months in 500L Hungarian oak
- Alcohol
- 11%
- Residual sugar
- 0.6 g/l
- Acidity
- 4.7 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is a hearty grape known for being drought and botrytis resistant. Even picked super late, it still has low alcohol without sacrificing acidity. Hungarians often describe the dominant flavors as salty thermal water and green apple. Sold! With 7 days of skin contact and 7 months in 500L Hungarian oak, this 2020 has that golden balance of tannin and fruit along with really fresh lightness. Process hasn’t superseded the grape. Kövidinka ripens very low to the ground in small bunches – a labor of love to be sure.