Zsirai Pincészet – Betsek-dűlő Furmint Válogatás 2017

Winemaking

If we have the opportunity, we experiment every year, and last year’s harvest gave us excellent material for this. We have two types of Furmint in the Betsek vineyard, but we had never made wines from both individually. But we managed to harvest enough grapes free from aszú that we were able to make one Gönci barrel (136 l) of each lot. They were destemmed, macerated on skins in the must for 2-3 hours and then gently pressed before putting into the tank. After two days we racked the must from the lees into tank for spontaneous fermentation. As we were trying to discover the features and character of the two clones, only tanks were used during the winemaking.

Wine tasting

“Not totally developed in appearance. Intensive nose, sweetly spicy and rich in fruit. Apple, pear and aniseed aromas swirl making this wine incredibly playful and flattering. Refined and defined acids alongside good balance though the sugar will probably still develop. Not yet totally dry. Long and substantial wine. ” (Gabriella Mészáros)

Lot details