2015 Fekete Bela Furmint, Hungary Loire Valley Aged 18 months in barrel

Aged 18 months in barrel (80% new)

3 parcels with silt and sand topsoils covering softer limestone bedrock

with bottling in the spring without fining or filtering

river rocks on the palate

equally at home as an ice-cold digestivo or in a highball with tonic and a citrus twist

2015 Fekete Bela Furmint, Hungary Loire Valley Aged 18 months in barrelBla is engaged in a private dialog with his land thats only possible after decades of working it. His vineyards are not as postcard perfect as his neighbors, nor are they planted to the newest clones. In the summer when others rush to drop fruit in pursuit of the expression and concentration that makes Blas wines so enigmatic, he simply smiles at his vines which instead hang heavy. Having listened to the old farmers and the council of others when we