2023 Tomcsányi Szívhangok Red
Somló, Hungary (Shoam-low)
2023
45% Merlot, 40% Kékfrankos, 15% Syrah
Cool Continental
Chalk and basalt crumb
Fermented in 1000L barrel
11.5%
Notes & Pairings
Árpi’s father prefers “bigger” red wines, so they ended up planting just enough Syrah for 200’ish bottles to keep him happy. All was well for a time. Then it started to grow on Árpi, but it lacked acidity and was missing a certain electricity. Much like the wild cherry trees that dot the vineyards around their house, there’s a bright tartness that needs to marry with the ripe fruit. He then decided to co-ferment the Syrah with Kékfrankos and Merlot. All of these red vines are planted near the cellar at high elevation near his parents house and range from 8-30 years old. There’s even some newly planted Kadarka up there but it’s not quite ready. Nevertheless, this is essentially a Somlói red Gemischter Satz that very much reads like a Siller. There aren’t many reds made on Somló, probably enough commercial examples to count on one hand. Last time we checked there were around 7-8 hectares of red fruit in the entire appellation and arguably none of them are like this. Bottled unfiltered with zero additions.
