Chateau Mate #1 Leslie 2018

Blend of organically farmed Furmint and Hárslevelű made with selected yeast and aged for eight months in new 300-litre barrels. Bottled in November 2019. RS 2.7 g/l, TA 6.2 g/l. 673 bottles and 99 magnums produced from 0.5 ha. Linden blossom, late-harvest apples, pear and propolis. Stunning acidity. Bone dry and thrums with excitement. Something a little dusty in a fragrant way, even in the mouth, like pollen dust on a hot summer’s day. Tastes like apples and tarragon in lime glass. Touch of spice on the top of the palate. There’s texture here as well, as if the dustiness of the nose is fine-ground dust in the wine. The length is all about that vibrating acidity, rather than about flavour.