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Wine Description
The Story
The 100% Furmint varietals are made in the international style, to showcase the exciting spicy character of this Hungarian grape variety. The Late Harvest Furmint is picked late, with 40 to 50% of the grapes having succumbed to noble rot (Aszu in Hungarian), giving concentrated sugars and a botrytis complexity. Fermentation lasts nearly a month, after which the wine is aged 6-8 months in cask.
Aszu wine production starts with specialised pick...
Wine Information
2001 Vintage
Ageing
In new oak casks for 2 and a half years. Bottled in July 2004.
Comercialization
500 ml/botella 6 botellas/caja 6 Kg/caja
Fermentation
Cool maceration of aszú berries in Furmint most for 18 hours. Fermentation controlled in new Hungarian oak casks for 60 days.
Climate
WinterLong and cold.SpringHotSummerVery hot and sunny
Variety
100% aszú berries, individually picked in the vineyards. Mainly FURMINT berries but ...
