Sauska Furmint Medve
Tokaj 2018
Light golden with aromas of thyme and leaf mold along with fresh acacia flower. The palate is hard-core indigenous Furmint with cool salty minerality, apricot and lemon. Lovely long aftertaste.
| Recommended drinking temperature: | 12 ℃ |
| Alcohol content: | 14,5 % |
| Bottle size: | 0,75 l |
Vineyards
Medve vineyard
High elevation monopole vineyard located 250-270 m above sea level.100% organic, meticulously maintaned by Southdown Babydoll sheeps. The vineyard is surrounded by forest cools the air at night.
10-30 year old vines grown in eroded soils that include layers of light-textured rhyolite tuff and brown forest subsoil combined with extremely rocky topsoil rich in Natrium, Magnesium and Kalium.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested clusters and berries pre-chilled, cold-soaked for 6-hours. Fermented with indigenous yeast in oak.
Sur Lie –aging for 7 months, battonage regularly.
Aged 86% in used French oak and 14% in Clayver.
The Year
2018 was an extremely dry and hot year with timely pruning. After frostbite, the shoots started to develop so intensely we haven't experienced before. By the end of June, we were done with all the green works we usually finish by late July. Ripening went the same way, literally in a blink. Our first harvest date was the 2nd of August with sparkling wine base Chardonnay from Birsalmás-vineyard. Due to our conscious choice of clones and varietals on the respective vineyards, we had a minimal loss of botrytis or volatility. In the fall, botrytis almost entirely failed to show up, therefore we, unfortunately, won't produce aszú wines from this year. On a happier note, grape quality for late harvest was simply stunning, we managed to pull in awesome quality grapes wrapping up the harvest unusually early, on October 24th.
Details
| Type | Wine |
| Acidity | 6,1 g/l |
| Alcohol content | 14,5 % |
| pH | 3,18 |
| Bottle size | 0,75 l |
| Beginning of harvest | 2018-08-31 |
| Bottling date | 2019-07-26 |
| Vinification | New and used French oak and Clayver. |
| Ageing time | 7 Month |
| Vineyards | Medve |
Tasting
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color | Light golden. |
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smell | Aromas of thyme and leaf mold along with fresh acacia flower. |
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taste | The palate is hard-core indigenous Furmint with cool salty minerality, apricot and lemon. |