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Description
GRAPE: Kekfrankos (46 %), Kadarka (14 %), Merlot (16 %), Cabernet Franc (12 %), and Cabernet Sauvignon (12 %)COUNTRY: Hungary
750ML
13.5% ABV
The Sebestyen winery was established in 1998 in the Szekszard region by brother and sister team Csaba and Csilla Sebestyen. The Szekszárd region, which covers 2,300 hectares, is one of the historic and climatically ideal regions for wine in Hungary and forms part of the larger Pannonia region and is located in the south of the country.
The duo currently work 12.5 hectares and integrate grapes from another 8-10 hectares every year. Their main grape variety is Kekfrankos, a local grape which provides the backbone of Bikavér, as well as Kadarka, one of the most ancient varieties in the Szekszárd region with wines produced from old bush vines of 60+ years old. All grapes are hand harvested and undergo strict manual selection to ensure the best quality.
Our red wines are fermented in open vats after being inoculated with selected yeast and we carry out punching down regularly during fermentation. A short maceration is then followed by the racking of the wines into oak barrels. The malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously. The wines are aged for between 12 and 30 months.
With minimal intervention techniques adhered to in both the vineyards and cellar to allow for the most unfettered expressions of terroirs, the wines are utterly contemporary in style and bursting with freshness and complexity.
"Ivan" is a modern expression of "Bull's Blood." From the Ivan Valley in the red wine region of Szekszard. A blend of old vine indigenous grapes (60 year old Kadarka and 40 year old Kekfrankos) with some Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Aged for two years in large format used Hungarian and French oak. 5,400 bottles made.
Dusty, peppery dark-red fruit. Chewy, honest and flavourful. Still so youthful in all that fruit flavour but the tannins are rounded now. Satisfying and long. Bags of fruit.
Delivery
Great Britain & Northern Ireland - Standard Ł8.95 |
3-5 working days Standard Delivery |
