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Virgo - 2020

Bencze

3.80 / 5.0

Type
white still, dry
Region
Balatonfelvidék OFJ, Hungary
Producer
Bencze
Vintage
2020
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
11.5
Sugar
unknown
Price
960 UAH, 760 UAH
Cellar
not available
Bencze Virgo 2020

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

3.80 / 5.0750 ml@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).

Wine #1 on Mixed Bag Vol. 9 event.