2024 Heimann & Fiai Szekszárd Kadarka
Heimann & Fiai
Szekszárd, Hungary (SekSard)
2024
100% Kadarka
Cool continental with dry warm summers
Mainly loess with Terra Rossa
Spontaneous fermentation in concrete (partly whole bunches), 10-12 days of maceration, and then aged 4 months (full malo) in the same concrete
12%
0.9 g/l
5.1 g/l
Szekszárd, Hungary (SekSard)
2024
100% Kadarka
Cool continental with dry warm summers
Mainly loess with Terra Rossa
Spontaneous fermentation in concrete (partly whole bunches), 10-12 days of maceration, and then aged 4 months (full malo) in the same concrete
12%
0.9 g/l
5.1 g/l
Notes & Pairings
The Birtok (estate) comes from a variety of clones and specific sites. Clone P9 from Iván-völgy P123, P111, P147 from the Porkoláb-völgy, and smaller amounts from the Bödő and Bati Kereszt vineyards. In other words, pulling from a large library of Kadarka - even ripening, wildly uneven ripening, and of course different vine ages and expositions. Very few estates have this kind of Kadarka focus. Hand harvested at the end of August and into early September, spontaneous fermentation took place in concrete (partly whole bunches), 10-12 days of maceration, and then aged 4 months (full malo) in the same concrete. Think old school Poulsard or Gamay albeit with spiced Hungarian cherries and Pannonian potpourri.
