Palate
Medium-bodied dry red wine with bright red berry notes and hints of spice and earth.
Growing Conditions
2020 saw extremes on either end of the growing season. Spring and summer were close to flawless. Warm, dry conditions pushed ripening along at a faster than average pace, but dewy mornings necessitated leaf pulling to promote air circulation. Grapes for
sparkling, whites and rosé were all picked under ideal, sunny conditions with many lots at record ripeness. In mid-late October, however, Mother Nature gifted us with three weeks of heavy intermittent rainfall that proved challenging for our red wine harvest.
Harvest
November 2020
Bottling
August 2021
Winemaking
Fermentation: Open-top, punch-down fermentation
Maceration: 22 days on the skins, including 3 days pre-ferment
Malolactic Fermentation: 100% Hansen Viniflora bacteria
Aging
10 months in Hungarian oak