2021 Pinot Noir

Despite my efforts to avoid Pinot Noir, this one was unavoidable. The continental climate, soil, and winemaking all lend themselves to the grape. The genetic distance to Kékfrankos isn’t that far either, although Pinot ripens earlier with thinner skins. This is a blend pulling from two clones from two distinct vineyards: Kogl (Schist) and Kräftner (Limestone). The winemaking is geared towards softer extraction with open vat fermentation, 30% whole cluster, two weeks of maceration, and then followed by 12 months in barrel. Like all of Péter’s wines, all fermentations are spontaneous, no additions other than a little SO2 at bottling, and zero fining or filtering.