2020 Juhfark

Juhfark (Sheep’s tail) is a distinctive white grape variety found almost exclusively in Somló. The clusters are long, tightly packed and curve a little at the end hence the sheep’s tail moniker. It's naturally very high in acidity and fairly neutral on its own but absorbs the mineral spring water that flows from inside the extinct volcano. With only 4-6 hours of skin maceration, it's fermented in 1000L Hungarian Oak barrels followed by 10 months on the lees in the same vessels. It’s then moved to 500 and 1500 liter tanks for reductive aging for a minimum of two years before bottling. No racking and no stirring. It’s like medicinal spa water with acid, alcohol and that fancy cocktail smoke.