2022 Maurer 'Orion' Skin Fermented White Blend

Mézes Fehér, literally, “honey white” is able to contract a ton of botrytis without dropping acidity. Sourced entirely from the Krisztus vineyard in the Fruška Gora (Serbia), this vineyard was completely forested with virgin soils when Oszkár purchased it in 2006. This 2022 was exclusively from un-pruned vines and surrounded by forest and riddled with seashells and sand overlying volcanic bedrock. With about 10% botrytis, the grapes were macerated for 14 days, and then aged for 12 months in barrel under a veil of flor. The bungs were completely sealed with beeswax. This is the magic of botrytis. How could something with this burnt orange color without added SO2 not be oxidized past the point of no return?

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