Kikelet
2023 Late Harvest
- Producer
- Kikelet
- Appellation
- Tokaj, Hungary
- Vintage
- 2023
- Composition
- Hárslevelű 35%, Furmint 20%, Zéta 20%, Yellow Muscat 15%.
- Climate
- Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
- Soils
- Volcanic covered with a layer of loess
- Maceration & aging
- Fermentation and aging in oak barrels for six months
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Residual sugar
- 94 g/l
- Acidity
- 7.6 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is something that will bring us equal parts joy and frustration. Stéphanie’s style isn’t towards just making a dessert wine pairing, but to instead make a delicious naturally sweet wine. It’s not aiming to shatter records for residual sugar, it has the same alcohol as most of her dry wines, and it’s something that can be enjoyed in almost all circumstances thanks to the naturally high acidity of both Furmint and Hárslevelű. Put together over 14 months in barrel and a couple years in bottle, this is exceptional bang for the Tokaj buck and a great foil for those skeptical or unaware of the joys of sweet wine.