Furmint Ried Vogelsang
2018
Region
Austria › Burgenland
Type
white · still
Grapes
Furmint
Alcohol
12.2%
Volume
750 mL
Sugar
2 g/L
Tasting Notes
This is one of the discoveries of the evening. The last time I tasted it I was too drunk to actually appreciate it. My only takeaway was - I need to taste this beauty again. And here I am, doing my self-promises.
A complex and delicate bouquet of smoke, stone fruits, baked apple, and salted butter. Round, oily, almost perfectly balanced, structured and sexy.
About
The wine is named after the site it comes from - Vogelsang (bird song), which indicates a diverse bird population. The site is about 25 hectares, of which Furmint occupies only 1.3 hectares. I could not find information on how much of these 1.3 hectares Michael Wenzel owns. In any case, the vines grow on weathered mica schist with little lime and lots of loam.
