DANCH & GRANGER SELECTIONS
2023 Kadarka by Bóka Birtok
Bóka Birtok

2023 Kadarka

Producer
Bóka Birtok
Appellation
Tolna, Hungary
Vintage
2023
Composition
100% Kadarka
Climate
Continental with dry warm summers
Soils
Loess and clay
Maceration & aging
6 days on the skins, pressed and aged in stainless steel without filtration or any additions
Alcohol
11.85%
Residual sugar
1.2 g/l
Acidity
4.8 g/l

Notes & Pairings

This 100% Jakab/Olasz Kadarka was hand picked in September, spent 6 days on the skins, one daily punchdown, and was fermented in open vats. Pressed and aged in stainless steel without filtration or any additions. The tannins here are something we don’t find in another Kadarka in our portfolio, and yet it’s fully in balance with the wine. The 2020 spent 12 days skins, the 2021 spent 8 days skins, and the 2022 spent 6 days. Perhaps they’ve found the sweet spot again in the 2023. Light in body, not shy on acid and with a firm grip, this makes us want to return for another lunch of grey cattle and juniper berry pörkölt cooked over an open fire bogrács.