Bencze Atlas Pinot Noir 2022 750ml

This wine represents a selection of grapes grown on the higher part of the vineyard where the soil is rockier and well-drained, to make a high-end Pinot Noir cuvée.

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Vineyard: Rókalyuki. Clay, sand, sandstone with some basalt lying on limestone-chalk subsoil. Planted in 1999. Estate-owned and biodynamically farmed by István himself (Demeter-certified)

Making of (2022): Grapes are harvested by hand and undergo 70% whole-bunch fermentation in open 2000l wooden vessels with 30% direct pressed juice. Wine is then pressed to 2500L oak barrel to age for 13 months on the lees. Bottle unfined, unfiltered, with zero added sulfur.

Personality: A charming, layered and concentrated take on Pinot Noir with its typical elegant perfume and pronounced tannins, made for aging.

-Jenny and Francois Selections