2022 Kikelet Váti Dry
Kikelet
Tokaj, Hungary (Tokeye)
2022
Furmint, Hárslevelű (HARSH-lehveh-LOO)
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
1 – 1.5 m loess on pyroxene dacite
South
Fermented and aged in oak barrels
13%
3.6 g/l
6.4 g/l
Tokaj, Hungary (Tokeye)
2022
Furmint, Hárslevelű (HARSH-lehveh-LOO)
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
1 – 1.5 m loess on pyroxene dacite
South
Fermented and aged in oak barrels
13%
3.6 g/l
6.4 g/l
Notes & Pairings
The Váti Dry Tokaj (Furmint-Hárslevelű blend) is something I’ve been waiting to pull the trigger on for some time. Much like the Lónyai, this site has been well known since 1540. It’s also a site that needs a few years on it and we can finally afford, both in terms of cash flow and relationship, to be getting some that’s ready to drink now. Most of Stéphanie's wines spend 5 months in barrel, but the intensity of this fruit needed a minimum of 7 months to come together. This has the most density of any of Kikelet's wines, and yet the chemistry doesn’t really back that up. Back to truthiness, something very special from Stéphanie.