2020 Szepsy Hun Tokaji Dry Furmint

Region: Tokaj < Hungary

Grapes: Furmint

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; rocky volcanic soils; fermented and aged in stainless steel with partial malolactic fermentation.; bottled unfined/unfiltered with minimal SO2; 12% ABV
Winemaker: István Szepsy

• Salty volcanic white from Hungary
• Furmint = a traditional Hungarian variety that is typically made into the famous sweet Tokaji wines - but this baby is bone dry
• Nectarine, ginger, smoke
• Good structure, acidity, texture and a long mineral finish
• Tastes like Loire's Chenin salty, sexy cousin
• Drink cool but not too cold, with food

About Szepsy
The Szepsy family has been producing Tokaj wines since the 1500s, with the aim of producing the best possible grapes without compromise. The estate consists of 50 hectares of vines, which are on average forty years old, planted on steep slopes at high altitude on a rocky volcanic soil considered to have the single, most complex soil composition.