Fekete Pince Hárslevelű 2016

Name: Fekete Pince Hárslevelű 2016
Brand: unPINNED Wine Club
SKU: FEKETE-HAR-16-BUNDLE
Price: 22.0 USD
Availability: InStock

A tropical and mineral Somló white with guava, passion fruit, and honeysuckle on the nose, turning strikingly fresh and mineral on the palate.

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How It Tastes

Body

Light ──●────── Full

Minerality
Light ───●──── Mineral-Driven

Sweetness
Dry ● ○ ○ ○ ○ Sweet

Tannins
Soft ● ○ ○ ○ ○ Firm

Acidity
Low ○ ○ ○ ○ ● High

aromas & palate

Guava · Passion Fruit · Green Mango · Honeysuckle · Honey · Spice · Wet Stone · Volcanic Mineral

What to Pair

The wine's tropical generosity and piercing acidity work beautifully with rich, savory dishes that have bright or caramelized elements.

Chicken Piccata with Capers + Lightly Caramelized Onion
French Onion Soup

About the Producer

Gábor and Zsófi are close friends of mine, and I've now tasted through their full lineup enough times to say with confidence that this is one of the most compelling small estates in all of Hungary.

They work 4 hectares on the volcanic slopes of Somló, farming dry, using only ambient yeast, and aging every wine for years in old Hungarian oak before it ever leaves the cellar.

Hárslevelű is their most-planted variety, covering 38% of the farm, and it's easy to see why they love it: generous and aromatic on the nose, stony and bracingly fresh on the palate. The 2016 vintage is worth knowing about.

Over 65% of the crop was lost to a massive hailstorm that year, and the wine that survived needed every bit of those 36 months in tank to pull itself together. It did.

The Details

Varieties: 100% Hárslevelű

Type: White Wine

Region/Country: Somló, Hungary

ABV: 12%

Serving Temp: Well chilled. Pull out of fridge 30 min before serving, or serve at 45–55°F.

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Why I Chose this Wine

Hárslevelű is quite rare to find as a monovarietal in the U.S., perhaps because it's a seemingly difficult grape to pronounce. Its character of being generous with tropical fruit aromas while carrying a backbone of minerality makes it a delightful paradox in the glass.

Beyond that, this wine is made by two close friends, Zsófi and Gábor, who tend to the vines in the field and the wines in the cellar with as little intervention as possible, despite the risks that can entail.