Fekete Pince
Somlói Hárslevelu
Somlói, Dunántú, Hungary
Great, accurate descriptions on here. Very good. Like a Jura white maybe? Really interesting.
Great, accurate descriptions on here. Very good. Like a Jura white maybe? Really interesting.
Mar 6th, 2024A honeyed, aromatic beauty. Grilled pineapple, apricot, and white peach, pain grillé, marzipan, lychee, rose petal, clay pot, acerola cherry, sandalwood. On the palate, it’s viscous with notes of beeswax and lanolin. Salty homemade play-doh. Savory with bright acidity and a long, honeyed finish. This is a wine I really don’t want to end.
A honeyed, aromatic beauty. Grilled pineapple, apricot, and white peach, pain grillé, marzipan, lychee, rose petal, clay pot, acerola cherry, sandalwood. On the palate, it’s viscous with notes of beeswax and lanolin. Salty homemade play-doh. Savory with bright acidity and a long, honeyed finish. This is a wine I really don’t want to end.
1 person found it helpfulOct 10th, 2020
Harslevelu autocorrects to “hard labor” on the iPhone! Beautiful balance between the honeyed notes of botrytis and the melon and deep mineral backbone that all Somlo wines converge towards. Bela was the master!
Harslevelu autocorrects to “hard labor” on the iPhone! Beautiful balance between the honeyed notes of botrytis and the melon and deep mineral backbone that all Somlo wines converge towards. Bela was the master!
1 person found it helpfulJun 29th, 2020So much exotic spice. Such an interesting wine.
So much exotic spice. Such an interesting wine.
1 person found it helpfulApr 21st, 2020
Harslevelu from Somlo, Hungary, made by the "Grand Old Man" Fekete Bela. Harslevelu is the supporting grape to Furmint in the production of Tokaji.
But here we have only Harslevelu, aka the "lime leaf" or "Linden leaf", which is the dominant grape in the tiny region of Somlo vinified dry.
Minimalist wine making, hand harvesting, fermentation and 3 years aging in old 1200 liter Hungarian oak casks before bottling.
I get a lot of dried apples, honey, lime citrus with and underlying powerful minerality with comparably mouth-watering acidity. The density of the wine distracts you if you don't pay attention for the mouthwatering. You can taste the air this gets with the barrel aging as it broadens the wine and deepens the complexity. Depth, density and power with a deep minerally core.
Ironically I was listening to a @leviopenswine podcast today with JL Chave and how Chave spoke about the importance of barrel aging of the white wines for the air (not the oak per se) to break up the flesh of the white wine with the oxygen...this wine made me think of that description from JL on how he makes his Hermitage Blanc.
Harslevelu from Somlo, Hungary, made by the "Grand Old Man" Fekete Bela. Harslevelu is the supporting grape to Furmint in the production of Tokaji.
But here we have only Harslevelu, aka the "lime leaf" or "Linden leaf", which is the dominant grape in the tiny region of Somlo vinified dry.
Minimalist wine making, hand harvesting, fermentation and 3 years aging in old 1200 liter Hungarian oak casks before bottling.
I get a lot of dried apples, honey, lime citrus with and underlying powerful minerality with comparably mouth-watering acidity. The density of the wine distracts you if you don't pay attention for the mouthwatering. You can taste the air this gets with the barrel aging as it broadens the wine and deepens the complexity. Depth, density and power with a deep minerally core.
Ironically I was listening to a @leviopenswine podcast today with JL Chave and how Chave spoke about the importance of barrel aging of the white wines for the air (not the oak per se) to break up the flesh of the white wine with the oxygen...this wine made me think of that description from JL on how he makes his Hermitage Blanc.
Dry, tart yet round and tannic from brief skin contact. Paired very well with Asian fusion food 😋
Dry, tart yet round and tannic from brief skin contact. Paired very well with Asian fusion food 😋
1 person found it helpfulApr 22nd, 2016dry violet, savory grapefruit
dry violet, savory grapefruit
1 person found it helpfulDec 2nd, 2015Fleshy, floral, and viscous
Fleshy, floral, and viscous
1 person found it helpfulMar 20th, 2014Importer Blue Danube Wines
Nothing else tastes like this. Hungary's smallest basalt volcano that could.
Nothing else tastes like this. Hungary's smallest basalt volcano that could.
1 person found it helpfulMar 3rd, 2014