Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety:  100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.3 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.3 g/l

Terroir, vineyard: The grapes for this Kékfrankos are grown in the middle of the Baranya-valley in vineyards enjoying abundant sunshine. With a southeast exposure the valley opens to the Great Hungarian Plain so the grapes ripen early and yield consistently rich wines.

Vineyard management: Carefully planned, low intervention protection of the vineyard. Herbicides and insecticides are avoided (certified organic conversion started in 2020. Manual shoot and bunch selection. Average yield: 7 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes on 7 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in a wooden fermenter with 25-30% whole bunches. Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage or pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 22 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Barrel ageing for 8 months in large, 1000 litre Hungarian barrels. Estate bottled without fining and with coarse filtration.

Quality level: Single vineyard wine of limited quantity.

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: Dishes made of piglet, pork and lamb, red flesh game poultry, duck and goose. Pairs well with plates garnished with fruit, beetroot or red cabbage.

Available quantity: 2.000–4.000 bottles / year

Retail price: 19.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 17.5 p, WineAnorak.com: 93 p, Vinography.com: 9–9.5

Importers: USA: Danch&Granger Selections (California), Knit Wines (New York), Canada: Rezin (Quebec), Germany: K&U Weinhalle (Nürnberg), Naturgenuss GmbH, Weinhandlung Suff (Berlin) BorStore.de, Weingenuss aus Ungarn (online), Denmark: Løgismose, The Netherlands: Anfors-Imperial, Belgium: Roi de Rois, Russia: Lion Wine, Poland: NaWino