2023 Sziegl 'Hársfás-­út' Olaszrizling

Only a 15 minute drive from Hajós heading toward the village of Érsekhalma, but the soil here is hard packed loess and clay which is a big departure from the sandy soils of the Herreberg or Kolostordomb vineyards. In addition to Olaszrizling, there’s some Cserszegi Fűszeres, Rajnai Rizling, Hárslevelű and Traminer as well. The cover crops are more like herb gardens and due to the earlier ripening and aromatic grapes, there’s a ton of animals ready to take their share too. Only a day or so on the skins in tank, it then spends 5 months in older 500L oak before being bottled unfiltered. Extremely paired down in terms of winemaking from the Jónás and Kövidinka, this is a “classic” look at Olaszrizling done exceptionally well.

Danch & Granger