What it pairs with
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Wild mushroom on sourdough toast
Wild-yeast and earthy notes in the wine pair with the umami of mushrooms. -
Charcuterie of local pork
Natural wine's textured mineral character pairs well with artisanal cured meats. -
Aged farmer's cheese
Mineral tension and slight oxidative edge pair with rustic aged cheeses.
History
Bott Pince was founded in 2005 and farms six named plots across Tokaj with no herbicides or enzymes, and spontaneous fermentation from native yeasts. The Csontos vineyard on the Erdőbénye-Olaszliszka slopes produces the most mineral expression of the six.
- 2005 — Bott Pince founded on organic principles
- 2008 — First Csontos single-vineyard Furmint vinified separately
Facts
- Producer
- Bott Pince
- Grapes
- Furmint
- Classification
- Tokaj PDO
- Oak
- Low-intervention, neutral vessels; spontaneous fermentation
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- €25-40 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)