Pinot Noir 2022
Bencze Birtok

Grape Variety: Pinot Noir

Producer: Bencze Birtok

Region: Badacsony, Hungary

Wild Scale: 4/5

Winemaking: 20% whole bunch, 80% de-stemmed. Fermented in open top vats with gentle punching down before being aged on the lees. Aged in stainless steel tanks for 10 months. No fining, filtration or added sulphur. Only 6000 bottles produced

This Wine: All of Bencze's wines are seriously amazing but it was the Pinot that first made us fall in love. This is complex and earthy with bursts of red and black fruit alongside herbal and earthy notes. All the hallmarks of this famous grape but with a reflection of Hungarian terroir.

Notes on the Winemaker: István Bencze is a pioneer of natural winemaking in Hungary. His vineyards are situated on the Szent György hill, in Badacsony near Lake Balaton. He works meticulously in the vineyard, harvesting at multiple times in order the achieve the right balance in the final wine.