Jasz Laci "Basalt Somlai" Hungary 2019

Jasz Laci "Basalt Somlai" Hungary 2019Press 4 Mix White March 2024 Direct Press Selection The enigmatic Jsz Laci is making some of the most uncompromising wines in Somlo. Despite making some of the most exciting expressions of the region's intense volcanic terroir, his wines never get the Somlo designation. This is because Hungary's wine bureaucracy is even more hardheaded and antagonistic to natural wines than France's. Even though he bottles under the most basic Hungarian wine

This wine is 100% VItal from the Montejunto mountains at 250-300 meters above sea level

Limited release

they will not disappoint long-time Jura fans

" Giovanni explained to me

Practicing organic/Biodynamic

Best kept refrigerated or stored in a cool

Description courtesy of Chambers Street Wine:

I found the Pierre to be a bit less oxidative than his other wines

and a hint of date

Peering through its translucent cherry color in the glass

where winemakers of yesteryear pressed their grapes into volcanic stone vats

a sense of tradition