Sauska Extra Brut Vintage 2013
Tokaj 2013
Gold silver hues with regular stream of bubbles. An elegant nose, with notes of ripe fruit, butter biscuits and a touch of vanilla. Unctuous on the mouth, with a velvety texture. Warm toasty notes and a typical salty Tokaj minerality. A very harmonious wine.
| Blend: | chardonnay, furmint, hárslevelű |
| Dosage: | 4 g |
| Recommended drinking temperature: | 8-10 ℃ |
| : | 0,75 l |
Vineyards
Vineyards: Sárospatak: Királyhegy/Megyer, Mád: Birsalmás-vineyard, Rátka: Középhegy, Padihegy, Istenhegy. Bodrogkeresztúr: Medve-vineyard.
Planted: mostly in the 70`s, except the young Birsalmás-vineyard.
Winemaking
Late August harvest, keeping the varietals separately. Primer fermentation: 20% in oak barrels; Secondary fermentation in the cold cellar from mid-March until the end of August.
Aged for 54 months in the bottle.
Dosage: 5 gr/l
The Year
Winter was long and cold to the extremes, with the lowest temperature of -20 ºC (-4 F) several times. The cold pushed the bud break to the second half of April and prolonged blooming. Tropical summer followed with very little rain. Harvest started early October (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc) giving enough time for Furmint and Hárslevelű to ripe slow and evenly which resulted awesome acid-sugar balance by October. After the last few vintages poor in botrytis we had the pleasure of harvesting some great quality Aszú. We are thrilled to be able to make sweet wine again!
Tasting
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Gold silver. |
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An elegant nose, with notes of ripe fruit, butter biscuits and a touch of vanilla. |
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Unctuous on the mouth, with a velvety texture. Warm toasty notes and a typical salty Tokaj minerality. |