2019 Karner Gábor & Fanni Tavasz
Matrá, Hungary
2019
100% Kékfrankos
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Andesite, deep brown clay
2 weeks on the skins in open vats then 1.5 years in 500L Hungarian acacia on the full lees.
13.5%
0.9 g/l
6.6 g/l
Notes & Pairings
According to the Karners, wines from the Vitézföld are horizontal on the palate. More fruit, younger vines, red iron rich soil and powerfully refreshing. Tavasz on the other hand goes vertical. High acidity, much older vines (60 years+), deep brown clay, and champions structure. Heavily influenced by winemakers like Zsolt Sütó of Strekov 1075 and Oszkár Maurer, this marks the third vintage making zero compromises in the cellar. According to Gábor, “Sulfur kills the tiny happiness fairies who live inside the wine.” For Fanni, the wines began to remind her of “forest spring water.” The winemaking is straightforward. 2 weeks on the skins in open vats then 1.5 years in 500L Hungarian acacia on the full lees. Bottled unfined and unfiltered by gravity with zero additions, they also omit pumps and stainless steel. An extreme balance of ripeness, texture and freshness.
