2024 Bott Frigyes Kadarka
Bott Frigyes
Južnoslovenská, Slovakia
2024
100% Kadarka
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
clay on top of volcanic bedrock
Hamburger method (layer of foot trodden juice, another layer of whole cluster, and topped off with a layer of hand destemmed berries) for 3-4 weeks then aged in barrel for 9 months.
13%
Južnoslovenská, Slovakia
2024
100% Kadarka
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
clay on top of volcanic bedrock
Hamburger method (layer of foot trodden juice, another layer of whole cluster, and topped off with a layer of hand destemmed berries) for 3-4 weeks then aged in barrel for 9 months.
13%
Notes & Pairings
This is the grape that originally brought us to the family. It’s also the most dark-fruited, northern, and botrytis free Kadarka in the portfolio. Later ripening and thin skinned, it’s ideally suited for the Hamburger method (layer of foot trodden juice, another layer of whole cluster, and topped off with a layer of hand destemmed berries). After 3-4 weeks held in these layers, it’s pressed off to barrel for another 9 months of aging before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. No shortage of acidity this far north, the ripeness of the skins leaves a lot of spice while the partial whole berry fermentation makes the aromatics pop. Super elegant without being overly polished.
