There are only a few successful Pinot Noirs in the Carpathian Basin, and this is one of them. It’s borderline unripe, but it has finesse and delicacy which you expect from a good example of the variety. It’s a lovely wine that draws you in. The oak is not yet integrated, but somehow fits in. Some green, dill-like notes, this really comes from a cool climate. Detailed, balanced, almost in a Burgundian way, though it’s a bit less structured – but not light. Smooth tannins. Wait at least half a year, let it come together.
Rating: promising, very good wine. 87 points for now, it should go up with time.
Price: approx. 16 Euros in Hungary.
Value: I bought a bottle after I tasted. Recommended.
Drinking window: late 2019-2023.