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Bencze
Virgo
2020
3.8
Region
Hungary › Balaton › Balatonfelvidék OFJ
Type
white · still
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
11.5%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes(1)
3.8
Giving this wine some time to rest was a good decision. It rewarded us with a bouquet full of baked pears, pine nuts and gorgonzola cheese (cause it pairs well with pears right?). That tiny bit of flor influence is there, but it doesn't bother anyone. Straightforward with racy acids. A juice to revive the weak and sick (no puns).
About
The grapes were gently pressed in whole bunches, and the must was poured directly into 228-litre French barrels. After fermentation, István Bencze filled the barrels somewhat 95%. The wine spent nine months on the lees without moving them, and a yeast film formed on the surface. István bottled the wine at the end of August of the following year without added sulphur, unclarified and unfiltered.
