2022 Vaskapu Kastély Kékfrankos
Vaskapu Kastély
Szekszárd, Hungary
2022
100% Kékfrankos
Humid Continental
loess, clay, and forest loam
Part is whole cluster pressed (some semi-carbonic) and macerated for a week. Other part is 30% hand destemmed fermenting in the other 70% of direct press.
12.8%
Szekszárd, Hungary
2022
100% Kékfrankos
Humid Continental
loess, clay, and forest loam
Part is whole cluster pressed (some semi-carbonic) and macerated for a week. Other part is 30% hand destemmed fermenting in the other 70% of direct press.
12.8%
Notes & Pairings
This fruit actually comes from the Bátaszék vineyard in the neighboring appellation of Szekszárd. Planted in the 1990s it’s been organically farmed since the beginning. A rare creature given the historical timing. A good amount of this was already direct pressed for the Easy Liter, but this single bottling is much different. It’s two different harvests made by two different methods. The first harvest is whole cluster pressed (some semi-carbonic) and macerated for a week. 10 days later, the second harvest pass was 30% hand destemmed (whole berry) fermenting in the other 70% of direct press. Fermented in two different barrels, they were then blended and bottled unfiltered with zero additions.
