MV Karner 'Otthon #3' Blaufrankisch

Otthon, literally meaning “home,” is a field blend of Kékfrankos across a number of vintages.. Fanni admits that at first they were trying to create an easier kind of glou-glou wine, but given their farming, the site, the grape and their cellar, it was all but impossible. They didn’t want to pick earlier at the expense of ripeness, they didn’t want to macerate less than it needed to, and it needed more lees contact for stability. So after 2 weeks on the skins, 50% aged in barrel, 50% aged in polypropylene tank, it was bottled unfiltered with zero additions.

 #3 is post drought (mostly 2022 fruit) and with much healthier levels of nitrogen which helps with volatility in particular. It’s bright, can take a chill, but hasn’t lost its teeth at all.