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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: dried almond, yellow apple, chamomile, orange zest, hay
Palate: bitter almond, lemon pith, tea tannin, saline finish
Extended-maceration Friulano, deliberately named Jakot (Tokaj spelled backwards) as a protest against the 2008 EU ruling forcing Friulano off the Tokai label. Dried almond and orange zest aromatics with a tea-tannin finish.
What it pairs with
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Frico di patate
Friulian Montasio cheese cake echoes the wine's bitter almond and saline edge; tea tannin scrubs the cheese fat. -
San Daniele ham
Air-cured Friulian ham finds a peer in the wine's saline edge and yellow apple core. -
Grilled vegetables with olive oil
Bitter almond aromatics meet the char of grilled aubergine and pepper; medium body keeps the pairing buoyant.
History
Radikon's Friulano cuvée, named Jakot in protest after the 2008 EU ruling that forced Italian producers to drop the Tokai Friulano name. Spelt Tokai backwards. First extended-maceration vintage was 2002.
- 2002: First extended-maceration Friulano vintage
- 2008: EU rules Tokai name belongs to Hungary; Radikon rebrands the wine Jakot in protest
Facts
- Producer
- Radikon · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Friulano (100%)
- Classification
- Venezia Giulia IGT
- Oak
- Fermented on the skins for around two months in open Slavonian oak vats with no added yeast, then aged around three years in large Slavonian botti before bottling
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 75 at 500 ml retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2002
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Radikon Jakot
What does Radikon Jakot taste like?
Dried almond, yellow apple, chamomile, orange zest and hay on the nose; bitter almond, lemon pith, tea tannin and a saline finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with medium tannin and high acidity from two months on skins.
Why is the wine called Jakot?
Jakot is Tokai spelled backwards. After a 2008 EU ruling barred Italian producers from using the Tokai Friulano name (reserved for Hungary's Tokaj region), Radikon protested by labelling the wine in mirror text.
When should I drink Jakot?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The wine reaches an aromatic peak at year 4 to 8; the tea tannin softens with age.
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