“My totem animal is the stag beetle. I went to a forest kindergarten, and it was already a big favourite of mine back then. When the Határi vineyard came into my hands, I found one there on the very first day. That’s when I decided it would go on the label. The last time someone asked me about it, one landed on my chest at that very moment. I always find them. By the way, the presence of stag beetles is a sign of biological purity in nature,” says Attila Homonna at his home in Erdőbénye.

From the very beginning, Attila Homonna has been fascinated by forgotten parcels, old local clones, mixed plantings and traditional methods. Over the years, he has taken over several surrounding plots, and now cultivates two hectares in the Határi vineyard and nearly the same amount in his other key vineyard, Rány.

At Attila Homonna’s winery, botrytised sweet wines are rarely made – in fact, only when the conditions truly allow it. Indeed, 2022 was such a year, with botrytised bunches selected from organically-cultivated old-vine parcels. This Szamorodni shows a mature, oxidative character, with pure aromas leaning toward honey, alongside notes of forest floor, tea, quince and black tea. Rich, subtly tart and a true original Homonna wine.

158 g/l residual sugar.