Csendes Dűlő Szőlőbirtok Hárslevelű
For over 40 years the Molnár family has cultivate vineyards on the southern slopes of the Örsi hill in Badascony. Now run by a mother-daughter team, Csendes Dűlő Szőlőbirtok vineyards comprises three acres of Hárslevelű, Kéknyelű, Olaszrizling, and Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris).
Hárslevelű is more commonly grown in Tokaj where it often gets lost as a support grape for Furmint, and in Somló. However, if this wine from Csendes Dűlő Szőlőbirtok is a good indication of Badascony Hárslevelű; I’d say this region is giving Tokaj and Somló a run for their money. Basalt bedrock overlaid with loess and clay contribute to the PDO’s distinctly mineral and elegant wines.
Csendes Dűlő Szőlőbirtok Hárslevelű 2015 Tasting Notes
A clean and bright lemon in the glass, the nose began with stony/quartz aromas, white flowers, and white fruits. Delicate and pretty but rich at the core with pear and stone fruits. Aromatic but not perfumed. After falling a little in love with the nose I sipped the wine, and my tasting notes promptly fell apart. “Oh crazy wow” is what I wrote. So fell apart? Or perhaps I’ve never written better notes! Slightly spritzy on the tongue with vivid acidity and sparkling minerality up front. Honeyed pears and elderflower petals lead to a lean and dry finish. Somewhere between light and medium-bodied with 12% abv, this was a bottle I wanted to never end.