2018 Kikelet Late Harvest
Tokaj, Hungary (Tokeye)
2018
Hárslevelű 35%, Furmint 20%, Zéta 20%, Yellow Muscat 15%.
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Volcanic covered with a layer of loess
Fermentation and aging in oak barrels for six months
12.6%
98.7 g/l
6.09 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is something that will bring us equal parts joy and frustration. Stéphanie’s style isn’t towards just making a dessert wine pairing, but to instead make a delicious naturally sweet wine. It’s not aiming to shatter records for residual sugar, it has the same alcohol as most of her dry wines, and it’s something that can be enjoyed in almost all circumstances. 2018 was a relatively hot vintage, so while there’s not too much botrytis, there is extreme ripening under healthy conditions coupled with the naturally high acidity of both Furmint and Hárslevelű. Put together over 14 months in barrel and a couple years in bottle, this is exceptional bang for the Tokaj buck and a great foil for those skeptical or unaware of the joys of sweet wine.
