Pongracz

Colour: Light gold Nose: Crisp green apples and nuttiness of freshly baked bread on the nose Taste: Delicate yeasty notes, layered with toast and ripe fruit, enlivened by a firm mouse, persistent bead and blackberry fruit. Food pairing: Pair with sashimi and oysters

Vineyards are cooled by maritime breezes and selected for their overall quality and suitability

Pongrácz is made of 60% Pinot Noir that imparts a clean flintiness, and 40% Chardonnay for its distinctive body and taste. The grapes are harvested by hand at 18 – 20° Balling from January until mid-February. After whole bunch pressing with minimal skin contact, the clear grape juice is left to settle before it is pumped into steel tanks for cold fermentation. After the first fermentation and malolactic fermentation the wine is prepared for secondary fermentation in the bottle. The wine is left on the lees for two years before the sediment is removed in the traditional process of “remuage” and “dégorgement”. The bottles are then corked and laid down in a cool cellar for a further 2 – 4 months.

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