Sauska Tokaj Extra Brut Vintage 2017
Tokaj 2017
Elegant with citrus-oil, tangerine, quince and chalky minerality. Dry with pomelo and lemon preserve flavors. Refreshing tartness and lingering, long finish. This sparkling reflects the freshness and minerality that comes from Tokaj’s volcanic soil.
| Blend: | furmint, hárslevelű |
| Dosage: | 4 g |
| Recommended drinking temperature: | 8-10 ℃ |
| Bottle size: | 0,75 l |
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Vineyards
The grapes for this sparkling are sourced exclusively from the Medve single vineyard, located in the town of Bodrogkeresztúr in the Tokaj wine region. The Medve vineyard has a special part in our hearts because, since it is a monopole vineyard and we do not have any neighbors apart from the forests that surround it, we can experiment and explore different viticultural approaches. It was here where we started experimenting with organic farming back in 2019. It is also here where our Southdown Baby Doll Sheeps’ live and help us with the weed control, natural fertilization, and good ambiance.
Winemaking
Whole-bunch pressing of hand-picked grapes. After must-settling, the wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged on its lees with low levels of sulfites until the final blend is done. No malolactic fermentation nor oak ageing is used for any of our sparkling wines to produce fresh, crisp, elegant, and complex sparkling wines. No reserve wine was used since it is a vintage sparkling. Disgorged after 5 years on the lees.
The Year
We had a freezing winter with a generous amount of snow that came handy to cover our new plantations. After a timely bud-break with just enough rain and perfect early summer blooming a long dry period came resulting in “fat” and closed Furmint bunches which led to botrytis starting late September. The June-August period was quite warm. After a balanced ripening period we were able to start the harvest for sparkling base wines early, at the end of August. Outstanding, tight, “full-of juice” berry quality and perfectly settled must mark our way to blending. Our dry base wines also turned out to be bright, clean and aromatic as well. Some of our premium vineyards were partially attacked by botrytis a bit too soon which led to the loss of a limited amount of dry base wines. In the meantime, we gained some wonderful quality juice for late harvest wines.
Tasting
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Golden yellow. |
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Elegant with citrus-oil, tangerine, quince and chalky minerality. |
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Dry with pomelo and lemon preserve flavors. Refreshing tartness and lingering, long finish. This sparkling reflects the freshness and minerality that comes from Tokaj’s volcanic soil. |