Heimann és Fiai – Porkoláb-völgy – Kadarka
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Kadarka is our heritage, but that is not the main reason why we love it. Its grace, delicate tannins and distinctive spicy character make it an excellent match with modern cuisine. Kadarka is a capricious variety, so we have set out to identify and cultivate rare and forgotten clones to improve its consistency. In our experience great precision and low intervention in winemaking are the key to preserving its unique character.
Porkoláb-valley is where our newly selected Kadarka clones are planted. The upper part of the valley is comprised of west facing slopes and a windy hilltop. We pick and ferment each of the 7 new clones separately and blend the best lots after harvest.
Estimated delivery time: 3-5 days.
Ratings
Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com
Cherry skins and goji berries (earthy, sweet, red, piquant, dry). Tannins so silky and slippery they almost undress the wine as you taste. Cranberry is too tart, raspberry is too sweet, redcurrant is too tart. It balances, on point, somewhere on a tightrope between them all, teasing the tongue to find what it is. It scuffs sweet woodland earth into the air. It throws red petals in the air. It’s heady with white pepper. It’s gentle (as with all these wines), but not effete. It curves like a long, soft feather, and then finishes with a red-ink flourish on old parchment. (TC)
17,5 points – Drink 2020 – 2025
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Variety: 100% Kadarka
Alcohol: 11.97%
Residual sugar: 1.2 g/l
Total acidity: 4.9 g/l
Vineyard: Porkoláb-valley
Production: 3 500 bottles
Vinification: The 2018 harvest has brought whole scale changes to our winery. What started earlier as experiments have now been applied to much larger lots: whole cluster fermentation, conversion from cultured yeast to indigenous yeast (pied de cuve) and long maceration in 5000-8000 litre wood or steel fermentation vats. We wanted to transfer the post-fermentation marc containing the pips in the most gentle way to the press, so instead of using pumps we opted for manual tools: spades and big boxes. The new way of fermenting has resulted in unprecedented freshness and intensity in our Kadarkas and to preserve these characteristics we decided to age the wines in steel tanks and large barrels for shorter periods.
Spontaneous fermentation in open plastic fermenters with 30% whole bunches. Delicate extraction with daily 2x pigeage. Pressed without pumping after 13 days of skin contact.Aging for 8 months in unlined clay amphorae.Estate bottled without fining and with coarse filtration.
| Weight | 1,31 kg |
|---|---|
| Variety | Kadarka |
| Consume | 2020-2025 |
| Available vintage | 2020 |
| Region | Szekszárd |
| Winery | Heimann és Fiai |
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