COUNTRY: Hungary
REGION: Barabas
Annamária Réka Koncz is a winemaker in the Barabas region of Hungary. Her horticultural studies as an undergraduate and higher education research into yeast species in South Africa led her to explore winemaking all around the world. The region is defined by a similar climate to the Tokaj region in Hungary, displaying diverse wildlife in the mountains and nearby grasslands. Due to many factors including the volcanic history of the terroir, the wines show a rich acidity. Annamária’s wines are small batch wines, due to the overcropped nature of the terroir during the Soviet Era. She is the only producer of natural wines in the Barabas region.
CUVÉES
A Change of Heart 2024
Region: Mátra
Grape: 100 % Kékfrankos from a collaborator in the Mátra region
Vineyard Size: n/a
Soil: Volcanic andesite, base soil with brown forest topsoil
Average Age of Vines: 12-15 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 50 % of the whole production gets a gentle crushing of the bunches, layering the crushed bunches and whole intact bunches. After uncovering the vats, it gets pressed in the traditional basket press. The remaining 50 % comes from direct press after de-stemming the grapes.
Aging: 10-12 days, carbonic maceration
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: n/a
Disorder 2023
Region: Barabas
Grape: 100% Furmint
Vineyard Size: n/a
Soil: 100% Furmint from Mád from the Hintós and Dancka and Betsek vineyards
Average Age of Vines: 20-30 years
Farming: Organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 50% of the grapes were macerated in layers of whole clusters, the other 50% were machine de-stemmed and pressed directly in basket press. No maceration.
Aging: Clayver Amphoras and Apollo Flextank Egg Fermenter
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: n/a
Disorder 2022
Region: Barabas
Grape: Hárslevelű
Vineyard Size: 3 hectares
Soil: Distinctly volcanic andesite and rhyolite base soil, with brown forest and clay top soil
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 50 % clayver amphora fermented + 50% flextank fermented, no skin contact
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: n/a
Óra 2023
Region: Barabas
Grape: Királyleányka, Rhein Riesling, Hárslevelű blend & Furmint (60%) from Mád village in the Tokaj region
Vineyard Size: 15 hectares
Soil: Királyleányka, Rhein Riesling, Hárslevelű: in Barabás on volcanic rhyolite base soil and clay top soil; Furmint: distinctly volcanic terroir of andesite and rhyolite tuff in base soil and brown forest soil and clay in top soil
Average Age of Vines: 30-50 years
Farming: Organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Furmint is destemmed with machine and macerated 2 weeks on the skins with traditional punch downs then pressing in basket press; Királyleányka, Rhein Riesling, Hárslevelű are partly whole cluster fermentation to be pressed into egg fermenter, partly destemmed maceration for 4-5 days, with punch downs a few times daily, the fermentation is finished in fiberglass.
Aging: n/a
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 15 mg/l
