2022 Apátsági Juhfark
Somló, Hungary (Shoam-low)
2022
100% Juhfark
Cool Continental
Chalk and basalt crumb
In 1000-2000L barrels for a year followed by a couple years of bottle aging
14.3%
4.7 g/l
5.4 g/l
Notes & Pairings
Much like his wines, Zoltán Balogh isn’t lacking in character. They pick late, aren’t afraid of 5-10% botrytis, only allow 24 hours of skin contact, but then let the fruit slowly find it’s way back to “dryness” in 1000-2000L barrels for a year followed by a couple years of bottle aging. While somewhat similar to Riesling in terms of balancing sugar and acidity, the extract and alcohol take a far different course. This 2022 only has 5’ish g/l of residual sugar, but still carries 14.3% alcohol. This is basically red wine territory despite little to no maceration. More importantly, the wine needs it to find balance. The last time we had dinner with the family they roasted quince in duck topped with duck confit and the wines made the whole thing feel refreshing. Thow pungent and sophisticated food at this and enjoy.
