A must for every adventurous Riesling lover, this wine captures both precision and evolution in equal measure. The 2023 vintage, shaped by a warmer growing season and a later harvest, brings a gentler, more open expression compared to previous years — with a rounder acidity profile and a delicate thread of elegant botrytis complexity woven into the fruit.

The nose is vivid and expressive, unfolding with citrus zest and crushed wet stone, layered with subtle smoke and fine herbal tones. There is a quiet depth to the aromatics, where ripeness meets tension in a beautifully balanced way. On the palate, the wine is both lively and supple, with juicy lemon, white peach and ripe orchard fruit carried by a softened, more flowing acidity. Amphora ageing adds texture and gentle breadth, giving shape without weight while preserving clarity and drive.

The finish is long and mineral, marked by a distinct flinty edge that speaks directly of volcanic soils — a pure, nuanced expression of site, season and careful hands in the cellar.

Winemaker | István Bencze

Region | Badacsony, Hungary

Variety | Riesling

Viticulture | Biodynamic (officially certified from 2018)

Soil | Volcanic basalt and tuff with brown forest soil and clay

Altitude | 180 m

Age of the vines | 15 years

Bottles made | 3400 bottles

Vinification

Only perfectly healthy bunches were gently pressed in whole bunches. After pressing, the juice fermented and aged in clay amphoras for 10 month on the fine lees. Bottled unfiened, unfiltered without the additon of So2

2018 was a warm vintage that brought the harvest to the earliest ever 30st of August. The excessive rain caused tropical like conditions that made the plant protection very challenging and naturally halved the entire yield

2019 was a colder year compared to ‘18 that resulted in linear feminin style of wine

2020 was a warmer vintage somewhere in between ‘19 and ‘20 with not a lot of rain. Resulted in thicker skin and lower juice to fruit ratio. What it means in the finished wines is that you will experience deeper and more diverse aroma profiles and rounder acidity.

2021 was cold, wet year with lot disease pressure naturally reducing the yield, resulting in mineral, linear focused wines with great ageing potential.

2023 Was a warm year, with later harvest compared to 2021 and 2022, resulting in a rounder acidity profile and elegant botrytis notes