2021 Hárslevelű

Whereas the Furmint comes from more basalt riddled soils, the earlier ripening and more aromatic Hárslevelű comes from slightly older and more limestone, clay and tuff soils. These areas are more prone to downy mildew, but worth whatever they can get. There’s only 1 barrel of 2022 for example, so we are lucky to have a little more ’21 to enjoy. In any case, harvest came in multiple passes between a few different plots, 15% was skin macerated for a few weeks while the rest was direct pressed and fermented in larger format oak barrels. Blended, aged for 15 months, no racking or stirring, and bottled with no additions.