2022 Kolonics Juhfark Attila
Somló, Hungary (Shoam-low)
2022
100% Juhfark (you - fark)
Cool Continental
Basalt and ancient seabed
6-12 hours on the skins. 12 months aging on the fine lees with zero racking and then an additional 2 years in bottle before release.
13.1%
2.3 g/l
8.56 g/l
Notes & Pairings
Attila the Hun might be one of the most known characters from this part of the world. Rightly feared by Western and Eastern Roman Empires, he invaded as far west as modern day France and Italy, sieged the Balkans, and definitively devastated the Byzantine Empire. He never took Constantinople, Rome or Paris, but did put a serious hurting on everything in between. There’s a reason Allied forces in WWI referred to the Germans as Huns – a clear call back to the barbaric fighting style of Attila. As a vessel, Attila is a super thick walled 1000 liter oak barrel from the Zemplén forest in Tokaj. As Károly puts it, wines from this barrel are “Distinct, clear, and straightforward.” It’s both one of the driest wines from 2021 but with far and away the most acidity. This is Juhfark leading the charge into battle. After 6-12 hours on the skins, its gravity fed into barrel. A minimum of 12 months aging on the fine lees with zero racking and then an additional 2 years in bottle before release. The only addition is SO2.
