Benedek Pince

PINOT NOIR

2020

Péter Benedek is a third generation winemaker crafting small-batch, traditional wines in the highland wine region of Mátra in Hungary. Mátra is a continental climate region, with brown forest clay soils mixed with volcanic basalt, rhyolite and bentonite.

The single vineyard Pinot Noir is spicy and fruity, with flavors of cranberries, sour cherries and caraway. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. Fermented and aged for 7 months in stainless steel. Unfined, with rough filtration only.

From Wine Enthusiast: “This medium cherry red wine has raspberry, nutmeg and fennel aromas. It is soft on the palate, with polished tannins and raspberry, Mission fig, menthol and milk chocolate flavors that wind down to a cool finish.” (90 Points / Best Buy, December 2023)