2021 Demeter Zoltán Szamorodni Eszter

Notes & Pairings

In 2009 Zoltán’s daughter was born and he quickly named this wine after her. The inaugural vintage will easily last until she’s old enough to drink it. Szamorodni, meaning both botrytis and fresh grapes harvested and fermented together achieves enough sugar to be a 5 Puttonyos Aszú, but due to the method and aging is less oxidative and more refreshing. A blend of Furmint and Hárslevelű from the volcanic Hold-völgy, Lapis and Veres vineyards, it’s suitable as a dessert wine, but better used as a sweet wine to pair with just about anything umami, fatty and pungent. If you look through the bottle to the back side of the back label you can make out a very telling quotation from Theodore Hesburgh, “ The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”

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