2023 Bodrug Bormuhely Dry Tokaj

Region: Tokaj < Hungary

Grapes: 70% Furmint, 30% Harslevelü

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; soils are volcanic rhyolite with a heavy layer of nyirok (red clay); fermented and aged in stainless steel; bottled unfined/unfiltered with minimal SO2; 12% ABV

Winemakers: János Hajduz and Krisztián Farkas

• Salty volcanic white from Hungary
• Furmint = a traditional Hungarian variety that is typically made into the famous sweet Tokaji wines - but this baby is bone dry
• From THE Hungarian guy to convert vineyards to organic
• No skin contact!  The golden color (and texture) comes from a hard press on the thick-skinned Furmint
• Tastes like Loire's Chenin salty, sexy cousin