Badacsonyi Kéknyelű

Description

An old Hungarian variety, characteristic of the Badacsony wine region, is virtually nonexistent anywhere else. In the past, it was called the grape of aristocrats, because it takes time and manpower to care for, and it is also a famously low-yielding variety. Since it has only female flowers, it is planted alternately with its pollinating pair, Rózsakő, on the plantation.

It is fermented spontaneously in a steel tank, then matured in barrels for 3 months. It is worth storing a few bottles of it in the depths of the cellar, since, like Furmint, it is one of those rare white varieties that are especially worth aging.