Schiller Fercsy - 2021
Hummel
- Region
- Hungary » Dunántúl OFJ
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Hummel
- Vintage
- 2021
- Grapes
- Kékfrankos, Blauer Portugieser
- Alcohol
- 13.1
- Sugar
- 1.1
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- not available
Made of 50% Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch) and 50% Blauer Portugieser. Vines are 21 years old. 3 days skin contact, spontaneous fermentation. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 2600 bottles produced.
Ratings
Tasting new releases from Hummel. A nice fruit-forward nose full of forest berries, smokey notes, and VA. Again, the latter plays well by adding complexity and volume. Warm and long aftertaste. Slightly lacks in the balances, good otherwise.
Hummel
Horst Hummel was born near Stuttgart. His family is a Schwabian/Hungarian mix. His great-grandfather was a winemaker in the Austro-Hungarian empire. In 1997 Horst visited Hungary, mostly to get a sense of his family origins. Passionate about wine, he wanted to visit the best winemaking regions during that trip. And so he came to Villány (southern Hungary). And he fell in love with the climate and wine culture. Horst casually asked his hosts about the price for vineyards. And just within days, he became a happy owner of a plot in Villány. By 1998 Hummel winery was up and running. Today Horst lives in Berlin but often commutes back and force between his home and Villány.
Weingut Hummel practices organic farming since 2008 and follows biodynamic principles since 2016. On the 7.5 ha vineyards, they grow Kékfrankos, Portugieser, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Furmint, Traminer, and Hárslevelű.