Kasnyik Rodinné Vinárstvo Orange Riesling 2020 (orange)

Kasnyik Rodinné Vinárstvo Orange Riesling 2020

Riesling

Kasnylk, Slovakia

“100% Rhine Riesling, this spent slightly less time on the skins than the Rizling at just over 2 weeks in open vats. It was then barreled down on the lees for 9 months in Hungarian oak and then bottled unfiltered with a small addition of SO2 (~29ppm). It carries a familiar Riesling signature, but the aromatics and texture (just over 2g/l RS) and overall balance is something unique and delicious. Only 1600 bottles produced. This is a rare treat from north of the Danube.

Gábor credits some early inspiration after tasting with Imre Kálo in Szomolya, Hungary. Imre is one of the characters of the Hungarian wine scene (we visited back in 2016), who has since the late 1980s been making what we now call natural wines. He also garnered some inspiration from Oszkár Maurer in Serbia in terms of low intervention and skin maceration. That said, Gábor’s wines are nothing like either of these, but the focus on spontaneous fermentation, skin maceration and patience in both the vineyard and cellar are certainly shared. Adhering to the Autentista Charta, nothing is added apart from SO2 at bottling (if at all), and filtration, centrifuges, temperature control, reverse osmosis, and so on are all also forbidden. All wines are fermented and aged in barrel (225L, 300L and 500L Hungarian) and aged between 7-12 months. Total production is about 30,000 bottles per year.” -Danch and Granger