Somlói Top Selection Apátsági Furmint, 2021

A wine with great ageing potential, which is a great characteristic of quality Furmints. Its main virtue is that it can be a rich wine, allowing harmony and elegance to develop. It can be kept for years as it has a long ageing period.

  • Winery: Tornai Winery – Somló
  • Vintage: 2021
  • Number of Bottles Produced: 2 600
  • Number of Bottles Available: 2 000
  • Alcohol: 13,71 %
  • Total Acidity: 6.8 g/l
  • Residual Sugar: 1.5 g/l
  • Dry Extract: 20,2 g/l
  • Size of Bottle: 0,75 liter
  • Wine District: Nagy-Somló
  • Wine Region: Balaton
  • Wine District: Nagy-Somló
  • Wine Type: oak-aged white,
  • Sweetness level: dry,
  • Viticulture: Traditional
  • PDO, PGI, wines without GI: PDO
  • Grape variety/varieties (in %): 100% Furmint
  • Number of NÉBIH certificate: KCTI
  • Bottle closure custom: Natural cork
  • Brief description of viticulture, fermentation, vinification and maturation: Mash made from hand-picked and crushed grapes. Maceration on the skins for 1-2 hours. Fermentation in stainless steel and wooden barrels at a controlled temperature of 15-16°C, inoculated with cultured yeasts. Maturation in wooden barrels for at least six months, with batonnage once a month. Bottle ageing for at least three months.