We fell in love with the new vintage of Csoda while tasting Miklóscsabi's 2022 wines. One of the winery’s great classics reflects the place of growth completely. The variety is 100% Ezerjó, and the plot is an old plantation in the Kőhalmi vineyard, right at the foot of the quarry that also houses the estate's wine terrace. Sorting was followed by the classic method of spontaneous fermentation, then ageing, half in barrels and half in tanks.
In harmony, with a wide, sincere smile on my face - Changing thoughts with miklóscsabi
BT: Miklós Csabi, seperately with capital letters or miklóscsabi, as a single word with small letters? MCS: As a single word with small letters. But this is not a trademark or such a thing, my friends have always been called me miklóscsabi.
BT: If I knew well, the cool texts on the labels with their particular humour are written by you. MCS: It is true, and however it is surprising but I write them in temperate condition. I do not want to overstep myself, I am a young, funny viticulturist for whom first of all the wine making is an experience and I would like to hand over this experience. But this would not be possible with labels of "hard working".
BT: How did you get close to the wine? MCS: I am lucky since I found my craft when I was 14, then I wanted to deal with grape and make wines. If I want to be entirely sincere I think my wines are not better than average. They are good wines. But I think that in my own cool, humorous and sincere way I can hand over people that kind of experience, ecstasy which the wines made with the nature together can mean. And perhaps in this handing over I can be a little bit better than average.
BT: In your opinion what is the real ezerjó from Mór is like? MCS: It is semi dry with sharp acids and discreet aroma. It means that the Nirvana is not a typical ezerjó from Mór, it rather shows a possibility of Mór and a grape: it is from shrivelled grape, with good acids. This is a cooler sweet wine.
BT: If we spin forward the wheel of time with five years how would you like to see yourself? MCS: In harmony with myself, with wide and sincere smile on my face. And naturally I would like to make wines in Mór since I get goose pimples only in this wine land when I visit the vineyard.