BÉRES TOKAJI LŐCSE FURMINT SELECTION 2017
Type of wine: Dry, white
Grape varieties: 100% Furmint
Alcohol: 13.5%
Acidity: 6.2 g/L
Residual sugar: 5.6 g/L
Terroir, vineyard: Erdőbénye village, Lőcse vineyard
Training system: Cordon
Technology: Manuel harvest. This single vineyard wine is made of the selected crop of the Furmint parcels of Lőcse vineyard. After very gentle pressing must was left to settle for overnight. Fermentation in new oak and ageing in 2 and 5 hL barrels with different levels of toasting made of local sessile oak (from Erdőbénye village) for 6 months. Due to constant stirring of the lees – batonnage – and the process of micro oxygenation the wine developed its round, mineral, harmonious personality retaining the characters of the vineyard. After the maturation period we tasted each and every barrel to select the best ones used for the blending of the final wine.
Quality level: Premium
Serving temperature: 10–12°C
Food pairing: Slowly made ragouts and plates of venison with mushroom
Retail price in the cellar: 7490 HUF / 19-20 euro