UNITED CELLARS OF TEKOV
ASAP RIESLING
DRY WHITE WINE
GROWER: Stano Kinči, Rybník
WINE MAKER: Marek Uhnák
VINTAGE: 2022
LOCATION: Nitra, Tekovsky, Village Čajkov
VINEYARD: Vineyard Stará Hora, 2 ha Rhyolite and tuff
ASPECT: South East
ALTITUDE: 200M
SOIL COMPOSITION: Red rhyolite (crystallized magma), tuff and erosion-born topsoil
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights
FARMING: Organic, awaiting certification
GRAPE COMPOSITION: Riesling / Noria
HARVEST: Manual harvest in 20kg crates
MACERATION: Destemmed and crushed, 3 days of skin-maceration.
FERMENTATION: Stainless steel, spontaneous fermentation, racked and rested on fine lees for 7 months with several batonnage.
BOTTLED: MAY, 2023
FINING & FILTRATION: none
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 3,000
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
FROM MAREK UHNÁK…
Skin-contact white Like a magic botanical garden with something to marvel at at each turn, from the fresh scent of bergamots to a quince tree orchard, surrounded by generous honey bees who can‘t seem to decide between a freaky tiger orchid and rosemary shrub full of wise, opium smoking lizards. Table herbs, yellow fruit and smoke. Enticingly aromatic skin-contact white with lovely acidity and salty finish. Almost too easy to drink. Herb-crusted chicken. White fish with beurre blanc. Ceviche. Asian cuisine with mild to moderately spicy profile. Lightly smoked cheese. Hell, this wine works with everything! Label art: Klára Zápotocká, Deset Deka Design, Prague