A must for every adventurous Riesling lover. Exciting vibrant aromas of green apple, citrus zest, and wet stone, paired with a subtle smokiness and herbal notes. The amphora aging imparts a textured, round mouthfeel while preserving the wine's fresh acidity and minerality, allowing the fruit's crispness to shine through. On the palate, it’s lively yet smooth, with layers of lemon, white peach, and a striking flinty finish that lingers, reflecting the volcanic soil’s influence a true expression of its terroir.

Winemaker | István Bencze

Region | Badacsony, Hungary

Variety | Riesling

Viticulture | Biodynamic (officially certified from 2018)

Soil | Volcanic basalt and tuff with brown forest soil and clay

Altitude | 180 m

Age of the vines | 15 years

Bottles made | 3400 bottles

Vinification

Only perfectly healthy bunches were gently pressed in whole bunches. After pressing, the juice fermented and aged in clay amphoras for 10 month on the fine lees. Bottled unfiened, unfiltered without the additon of So2

2018 was a warm vintage that brought the harvest to the earliest ever 30st of August. The excessive rain caused tropical like conditions that made the plant protection very challenging and naturally halved the entire yield

2019 was a colder year compared to ‘18 that resulted in linear feminin style of wine

2020 was a warmer vintage somewhere in between ‘19 and ‘20 with not a lot of rain. Resulted in thicker skin and lower juice to fruit ratio. What it means in the finished wines is that you will experience deeper and more diverse aroma profiles and rounder acidity.

2021 was cold, wet year with lot disease pressure naturally reducing the yield, resulting in mineral, linear focused wines with great ageing potential.