2021 Pinot Gris

This is a 100% Szent György Hegy skin contact Pinot Gris. The rich volcanic soils and Imre’s farming both push ripening super late into the season. Destemmed and keeping as many whole berries as possible, they spend 2 weeks macerating in open vats. Mixing by hand once a day, on the 14th day fermentation really takes off including rifling through malolactic. Gently pressed into a variety of high micro-oxygenation vessels ranging from fiber tanks, eggs and barrels, it was bottled just in April of 2023. Every other wine from Abeles spends 12-24 months of aging, this is only 6 months with the majority of aging in bottle. The color and balance of maceration and freshness is remarkable here.