Sauska Cuvée 107
2017
Pale straw yellow, with aromas of cloves and vanilla beans. On the palate, full, juicy and long, peach and almond aromas complete the mouth feel. Nicely integrated barrel, great minerality. Lots of potential for the next few years. Enjoy now or hold.
| Varietal composition: | chardonnay, hárslevelű |
| Recommended drinking temperature: | 12 ℃ |
| Alcohol content: | 14 % |
| Bottle size: | 0,75 l |
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Vineyards
Tokaj region, various parts of premium vineyards owned by the winery
Winemaking
Hand-harvested and selected berries. Briefly cold-soaked and pressed. Completely cooled clusters and berries before handling and pressing. Indigenous yeast fermentation in stainless steel and wooden barrels.
Sur Lie -aging for 6 months, and during that period, we also did battonage twice a week.
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.
Details
| Type | White wine |
| Acidity | 5,6 g/l |
| Alcohol content | 14 % |
| Varietal composition: | chardonnay, hárslevelű |
| pH | 3,42 |
| Bottle size | 0,75 l |
| Beginning of harvest | 2017-09-11 |
| Bottling date | 2018-07-25 |
| Vinification | Aged in oak barrels. |
| Ageing time | 6 Month |
| Vineyards | Szent Tamás, Padihegy, Birsalmás |
Tasting
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color | Pale straw yellow. |
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smell | Aromas of cloves and vanilla beans. |
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taste | On the palate, full, juicy and long, peach and almond aromas complete the mouth feel. |