Type of the wine: Red, Dry

Grape variety: 100% Kékfrankos

Alcohol content: 12%

Acidity: 5.4 g/l

Residual sugar: 2.1 g/l /

Terroir, vineyard: 100% own crop from young vineyards in Baranya valley and Csötönyi valley

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: 8–10 tons / hectare.

Harvest: Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes between 11–14 September 2018.

Technology: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and wooden fermenters partly with whole bunches (up to 30%). Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage or pump-over. Pressed without pumping after 20–24 days of skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Ageing in large barrels and stainless steel tanks for 8 months. Estate bottled.

Quality level:  Regional entry level wine. The grapes for the Szekszárd Kékfrankos come from our younger plantations with vines aged between 5 to 10 years. Lower in concentration and with bright fruit aromas it is a genuine expression of the Szekszárd terroir and provides the right balance for an everyday bistro red.

Temperature: 16 °C

Food pairing: The wine pairs well with lamb and vegetable dishes, for example layered egg plant or Hungarian layered potato with paprika.

Available quantity: 12.000 bottles / year

Retail price: 11.50 euros

Wine reviews:  JancisRobinson.com: 16.5 p, WineAnorak.com: 93 p, Vinography.com: 9

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