2020 Maurer Furmint
Maurer
Fruška Gora, Serbia
2020
100% Furmint
Sub Continental
Volcanic bedrock
Open vat fermented, spends a couple days on the skins, and is aged in large Hungarian oak.
12.5%
0.96 g/l
5.09 g/l
Fruška Gora, Serbia
2020
100% Furmint
Sub Continental
Volcanic bedrock
Open vat fermented, spends a couple days on the skins, and is aged in large Hungarian oak.
12.5%
0.96 g/l
5.09 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is another slight departure from the previous vintage. It’s still open vat fermented, spends a couple days on the skins, and is aged in large Hungarian oak, but there’s less influence from botrytis than in the 2019. The vineyard is in the Srem facing Croatia, so it’s much warmer here than in both Tokaj and Somló. This is a great lens into the region from what Oszkár argues is the birthplace of Furmint before making its journey north in order to escape the advancing Ottoman armies. Where the botrytis still adds some spice and honey, this vintage is more acid driven, fruit driven, and structured. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with a touch of SO2 (17ppm).
