2013 Bott Frigyes Juhfark Vinculum

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  7/30/2021 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points

  100% organically farmed Juhfark from the volcanic soils of Garam Mente, aka. the Garam river valley. Fermented and aged in old Hungarian oak barrels. 13,5% alcohol. Bottle closed with a glass vinolok.
  
  Concentrated medium-deep yellow-green color. Slightly evolved and quite nuanced Juhfark nose with aromas of sweet cotton candy, some damp wool, light mealy apple notes, a little bit of some vague vegetal character (asparagus? kale? something.), a hint of wizened yellow fruits and a nutty touch of slivered almond. The wine is lively, medium-bodied and clean on the palate with noticeably mineral flavors of lemony citrus fruits, steely minerality, some quinine bitterness, a little bit of tangy salinity, light tart notes of Granny Smith apple and grapefruit, a hint of woolly lanolin and a sweet touch of honeyed richness. Although the high acidity makes the wine feel very incisive and structured, the age has resolved the wine a little bit, granting it a silky smooth mouthfeel. The finish is lean, crisp and slightly bitter with intense flavors of stony minerality, zesty lemon, some evolved waxy notes, a little bit of tangy green apple, light woolly notes of lanolin, a hint of apple peel bitterness and a touch of cantaloupe.
  
  A rather typical Juhfark with some age: even though the wine doesn't come from Somló, which is The Location for the variety, the wine shows the hallmark minerality and high acidity the cultivar is so know for. The overall style here isn't particularly flashy, but instead rather lean and having heavy emphasis on not only minerality, but on tart, acid-driven fruit notes as well. Furthermore, the wine has developed some woolly lanolin notes that seem to be quite typical of the variety as well, once it ages. There's good sense of finesse, freshness and intensity here, but the wine isn't that approachable; I'd probably let the wine age and unwind a bit more and then serve it with food - it is quite austere on its own. Great value at 13,70€.

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  12/16/2016 - arvidpalmqvist wrote:

  Nail polish, lemon, minerality. Bone dry with a bitter finish of lemon/melon rind.

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  9/6/2016 - nounstalker Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Krusbär, kumquat å bergamott, blött hö och svettig häst, hasselnötsolja? Intressant näsa! I munnen torr och mineralstinn med en beska som först oroar. För långt in på tungan, som ett strävt ostron. Reder sig med andra glaset, men inte direkt läskande.

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