“Our first traditional method sparkling wine harvest was in 2011. We had Furmint, Hárslevelű and Chardonnay in our minds. Of course, the Tokaj varieties, plus the easy-going aspect of the Chardonnay. Ever since, we’ve insisted on having a Furmint-based traditional method sparkling wine, everything else is spice that is built around the Furmint. In 2015, our advisor and Krisztián [Sauska] formulated together that the DNA of Sauska traditional method sparkling wines should be Furmint. If we start from Tokaj, then we don’t need a local, aromatic variety. We searched for the neutral wine of the region, one that has good acidity. With the precise, pure harvest and vinification, Furmint can be further refined and fine-tuned. In the Brut, we blended the nicest flavours by tasting blind.” Gábor Rakaczki.