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Bock Kékfrankosdry red wine20182 240 Ft(0.75 l)Add to cart

Bock Kékfrankos

dry red wine2018The product is sold out

2 240 Ft(0.75 l)

Unit price: 2 987 Ft/lThe product is sold out, our current sortiment can be found here.
Type: Villány classicus red wine with protected designation of origin (Light fruity)
Vineyards: Selected vineyards
Bottle sizes: 0.75 l
Product line: Estate wine

Tasting notes

The commonest of Hungarian blue grape varieties, also very popular in Villány. Bottled following fermentation and some months maturing in wooden barrels. A light red wine of medium intensity, crimson in colour, in the bouquet and taste of which the pleasant tartness of the wild cherry appears.

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About the year

January was milder this year than in 2017, and while there was snow as well as sleet, the record cold was to come in March. Vines were among the latest plants (fruit trees) to flower, and so the frozen outset of the spring in early March (-14°C) only resulted in a lack of produce in the flatter vineyards. Temperatures of around 20°C were quick to follow the cold start, and so, despite the cold, spring was to start early. Temperatures of up to 30°C were not rare in April, and May was also a warm month. As a result, the vines began to develop a good week or two earlier than usual.

Summer also began hot, with values of around 30°C, and so the two-week advantage over the previous year continued. The slight drop in temperature in mid-June did nothing to retract the advantage, and so everyone began to prepare for an early August harvest. The year’s weather raised no problems as regards the year’s vintage, and pest control was also at its satisfactory level. The hot weather continued through August, frequently reaching 34°C. Although August was rather dry, the precipitation evened out at a monthly 60-80 mm, meaning that the grapes ripened early and that the harvest could begin on August 22.

2018 promises to be an exceptional year, the sugars forming satisfactorily as a result of the sunlight and heat and the wines being built upon healthy grapes.

Wine characteristics

Degree of dryness

Dry

Sugar content

1,9 g/l

Alcohol content

12.92%

Titratable acidity

5.0 g/l

Sugar-free extract content

32.1 g/l

Viticultural data

Cultivation area

Villány Wine Region

Vineyards

Selected vineyards

Characteristic soil

loess, loam

Grape types and percentage

kékfrankos 100%

Age of vines

7-14 years

Burden of production

1 kg/vine

Vintage time

october 2018

Winemaking data

Fermentation

vat

Method of fermentation

controlled

Maturation

large oak barrels

Maturation period

6-10 months

Bottling time

2020.05.21.

Commercial data

Quantity

46 600 pc

Cellar gross retail price

2 030 HUF

Market entry

2020.08.01.