PN^2 2023
Pinot Noir PetNat

Grape varietie(s)    Pinot Noir

Category1    single vineyard single variety

Category2    Pet Nat   

Village    Szent György-hegy

Wine region    Badacsony

Country    Hungary

Facing    East,south-east

Size of plot    0.5 ha

Number of vines    2,400

Soil    Basanite bedrock at the base, overlain by sedimentary sand from the Pannonian Sea era, and topped with a layer of brown forest soil 

Year of plantation    2001

Training method    Guyot

Farming practices    Organic viticulture and permaculture practices

Certification body    Biokontroll Hungaria

    

Vintage    vintage with average temperature, with significant amount of rain (930mm) rainfaill  This humid climate resulted in an extreme shock to the vines, challenging their resilience.

Day(s) of harvest    3/9/2023

Vinification process    "Despite a very rainy year and hail, we still managed to harvest quality Pinot Noir bunches on Sep 3, 2023. After destemming, the juice underwent spontaneous fermentation (without added yeast) in a 320-liter amphora. Without any added sulphites, unfiltered, and unfined, it was bottled with the fine lees on September 13, 2023. The fermentation finished in the bottle, creating natural bubbles.

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Pressing    no

Fermentation    100% 320l tava amphora   

Fining    unfined

Filtering    unfiltered

Added sulphites    no sulphites added