Bencze Furmint White 2021 750ml

István on this wine: “2019 marked our very first vintage of Furmint, from our special plot called ‘Templomdombi’. We planted 3 different clones that complement each other: the backbone of the vineyard is the T85 with high and fine acidity; we have a smaller amount of older Furmint that has small clusters, and there are some T92 clones in our plot, too.”

Varieties: Furmint

Vineyard: Templomdombi. Dense basalt with some tuff, sandstone, brown forest soil, and clay. Planted in 2015, estate-owned and biodynamically farmed by István himself (Demeter-certified). Yield: 1 kg/vine

Winemaking: The grapes were harvested at three various times at their optimum maturity and then carefully pressed as whole bunches, then fermented and aged in different amphoras for 13 months. The most “exciting” and powerful of them were used for this varietal Furmint (the remaining ones are used for the Autochthon cuvée). Bottled without fining, filtration, and without added sulfur (total SO2 below 10ppm). Aged one year in bottle before the release.

Personality: generous, vibrant and mineral.

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