Bencze, Hárslevelű 2020 750ml

Personality: Laser-sharp acidity surrounded by lush fruit notes

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)

Making of: Hand harvest. Whole-cluster direct press (80%) in a pneumatic press and whole-cluster fermentation (20%) for 10 days. These two parts were separately fermented and blended together the next May. Fermentation and aging in Slavonian oak cask (20%), clay (60%) and used small barrel (20%). The most exciting of the vessels were used for this varietal wine (the rest goes into the Autochthon cuvée). Bottled without fining, filtration, and without added sulfur (total SO2 below 10ppm).