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Virgo - 2020

Bencze

3.8

UAH 960.00

QPR 0.6615 😐

Region: Hungary » Balatonfelvidék OFJ
Type: white still, dry
Producer: Bencze
Vintage: 2020
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 11.5
Volume: 750 mL
Cellar: not available

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.

Ratings

October 3, 2023

3.8·@Wix Kyiv Office · Mixed Bag Vol. 9

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).