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Bock Magnifico

dry red wine2017In stock, can be taken immediately

22 250 Ft(0.75 l)

Unit price: 29 667 Ft/l
Type: Villány premium red wine with protected designation of origin (Full­bodied wine)
Vineyards: Ördögárok
Bottle sizes: 0.75 l
Product line: vineyard selection

Tasting notes

A wine of exceptional quality exclusively made from selected Merlot grapes from Ördögárok vineyard, which we encounter only in exceptional years. The winemaker wanted to emphasize its particular quality through its name, naming it after Il Magnifico Lorenzo Medici. The grapes and the wine made from them have to satisfy such expectations as unique flavour and complexity.

It is matured in new barrique barrels for 24 months. Its appearance and deep, dark colour incorporate every endowment of the year and the terroir. Its superabundant flavour and aroma tend toward milk chocolate, sour cherries steeped in rum, prunes and tobacco. Recommended with chocolate desserts, a cigar and very special moments.

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About the year

Unlike earlier years, the winter was extremely cold and dry. The minus-zero temperatures throughout January reduced the likeliness of the formation of later illnesses.

The great cold speedily burst into spring as the shoots appeared. The average daytime temperatures at the end of March were higher than is usual at this time.

Similarly to 2016, development was explosive. In April the early warmth was followed by several waves of cool, causing growth to slow down and the phrenological phases to return to normal.

At the beginning of May nearly 50mm of rain fell in three days. Sadly, as a result of the sudden rise in temperature the rain arrived with hail. Luckily this caused damage to only a small area of the crop. The heat of May remained with us throughout the summer, the august heat reaching 39°C for days on end.

The relatively dry and hot weather kept the sicknesses at bay, and so pest control was essentially pre-emptive, and there was comparatively little spraying to do. All in all, we were able to harvest lovely ripe bunches.

The unexpected September weather brought a sudden end to the good early harvest. As opposed to earlier years there ws higher rainfall and over several days. No week went by without some rain. The temprerature also suddenly dropped, but thanks to timely protection no infections formed.

However, the forced wait occasioned by the weather proved a good tactic, for October had a veritable Indian summer in store for us, and so the later varieties could ripen in safety.

Summing up, we can say that this year we were able to harvest healthy basic ingredients of superb quality.

Wine characteristics

Degree of dryness

Dry

Sugar content

1.7 g/l

Alcohol content

14,83%

Titratable acidity

5.3 g/l

Sugar-free extract content

33.9 g/l

Viticultural data

Cultivation area

Villány Wine Region

Vineyards

Ördögárok

Characteristic soil

limestone, loess

Grape types and percentage

merlot 100%

Age of vines

16 years

Burden of production

0.8 kg/vine

Vintage time

october 2017

Winemaking data

Fermentation

vat

Method of fermentation

controlled

Maturation

barrique barrels

Maturation period

24 months

Bottling time

2020.04.22.

Commercial data

Quantity

6 800 pc

Cellar gross retail price

20 000 HUF

Market entry

2022.10.12.