2022 Domaine Bükk Litro Libre
Bükk, Hungary
2022
100% Zenit
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
deep heavy yellow and gray clay, marl and Pannonian sea sediment
After two days of settling, everything was racked to tank for native fermentation. The tanks are outside all year with no tempemrature control
13.5%
0.6 g/l
5.6 g/l
Notes & Pairings
Coming from the relatively flat Pittyén vineyard as you walk up from the winery, this liter is 100% Zenit. Like most of the “Z” grapes in Hungary - Zefír, Zeus, Zéta, and Zengő, they are all crossings created in the early 1950s by the prolific Hungarian viticulturist Dr. Ferenc Király. Zenit is a crossing between Bouvier x Ezerjó. The Bouvier is frost resistant, thick skinned and aromatic while the Ezerjó brings a lot of acidity and sweet herbaceousness. Both are prone and do well with botrytis. The 2022 also had a light dusting of Botrytis which not only helped mediate the tannins, but also added more acidity and made the aromatics even more layered. The liters were bottled unfined and unfiltered with a small addition of sulfur. The label is of their two sons foot-stomping the grapes with great satisfaction. While not a crutch they lean on to make the sale, autism awareness is super important to them since their eldest son Bendegúz is autistic. A percentage of all sales goes to the Autism Foundation.
