Description
Juhfark (lit. Sheep’s Tail) is synonymous with Somló Hill and its black volcanic basalt soils, as well as a searing acidity that often renders it too rustic and rough to be considered fine wine. Juhfark makes wine that needs body and ripe fruit to counterbalance the sharp acids and Károly Kolonic is the master of coaxing concentration and sheer quality from the grape, which is harvested in tiny yields. He has just half a hectare of Juhfark in the prized Apátság (Monestary) vineyard, and indeed it once belonged to a monastery – and did those monks sure know where the best vineyards were! Juhfark tastes like no other wine and this one has highly distinctive and complex aromas and flavors of rhubarb and quince with a creamy feel on the full-bodied, beautifully structured and layered palate. Fermented and aged in used oak barrels. Incidentally, Queen Victoria was a great fan of the grape due to its supposed quality of aiding its female imbibers in the pursuit of conceiving male offspring.
