2024 Crazy Lud Red

“Lud” means Goose in Hungarian and Crazy in Serbian. There’s an old Hungarian expression, “Ha lúd, legyen kövér!” that literally translates to “If it’s a goose, let it be fat.” In other words, if you’re going to go big, go big in all respects. The core of the 2022 blend is Kékfrankos, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Kadarka. Everything is fermented separately (2-6 days in open vats) and then blended and aged for one year in used 500L Hungarian oak. There’s meatiness from the Kékfrankos, grip and drive from the Cab, and elegance from the Kadarka for balance. It can take a chill, but doesn’t require it. It’s light and refreshing, but not glou-glou. It’s also not rushed to market and instead allowed solid lees aging time to become stable. Bottled unfined and unfiltered by gravity with zero additions.