SIKE BALÁZS PINCÉJE
Chardonnay 2019

The only member of the series that didn’t grow on basalt. This Chardonnay comes from Lesencetomaj’s clay-loess soil, from 20-year-old vines. Yet, it’s more about the variety than the soil. It was made without malolactic fermentation, aged on a large amount of fine lees with frequent stirring for one month, with part of it aged in tanks, the other part in 500-litre barrels for a year. It’s a complex wine with good acidity, simultaneous sweet and sour aromas, tropical fruit and green notes, plus oak for spice, and a very long finish.