Grapes: Furmint
Region: Tokaj, Hungary
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Rhyolite bedrock
Yeasts: Native
Vinification: Whole cluster pressed + fermented in stainless steel
Aging: 1 year in stainless steel
Fining or Filtering: None
Notes from the Importer: Dorka represents yet another dynamic generation coming of age in Tokaj. She’s among the first to grow up in an established community of female mentors as well. Just within our portfolio, people like Judit Bodó (Bott Pince), Sarolta Bárdos (Tokaj Nobilis) and Stéphanie Berecz (Kikelet) have all been hugely influential just to name a few. Dorka is pushing the envelope in terms of low intervention winemaking, organic farming, extended skin macerations, mixing grapes and fruit, and helping pioneer new sparkling wines. Dorka is a fourth generation winemaker in the village of Tállya in the southwest corner of Tokaj. At first, she never considered wine a career, her first degrees being in film and philosophy. Her parents never pressured her to enter the wine business. However, the years away from Tokaj gave her the distance and change in perspective she needed. She started to experiment in the vineyard and cellar bit by bit. In 2016 she made the leap and spent half a year studying viticulture in Lyon where she was also exposed to natural wines followed by a harvest in New Zealand. She feels beyond lucky to not only return home to an iconic wine region, but also to her family’s experience, traditions, and support. At this point, her contribution to the family is her enthusiasm and relentless energy and the perspective of having left to see how truly special this slice of Hungary is. Starting with just 1 hectare, her parent’s rules were simple: You must harvest it. You must make it. You must sell it.
