Varieties: Furmint 100%
Region: Štajerska Slovenija
Vintage description
2012 was a warm, early and high quality vintage with plenty of ripe and healthy fruit. Very similar to 2011 but a bit fresher with more acidity.
Harvest: hand-picked
Vinification: Stainless steel with lees stirring.
Technical info
Alcohol: 12.5%
Acidity: 6.66 g/l
Residual sugar: 3.2 g/l
Closure: Stelvin Lux
Tasting note
Furmint is the oldest grape of our region. We believe it stayed with us hundreds of years, could be more than a thousand. Local name – šipon (“sheepon”) was obtained when French soldiers stopped and tasted it commenting: “Mhmm, c’est si bon”.
It has a typical pale yellow colour with some golden hues. The nose is discrete, very much in Furmint fashion, featuring apples and pears and lemons. It is the mouth where most of the action is taking place. Bone dry, with cutting acidity, which cleans the palate beautifully. Lighter to medium in body but with full flavour intensity. It feels very interactive in the mouth, constantly stimulating our senses… Long finish with plenty of freshness. A true Furmint character from the Alpine foothills.
Ageing potential
Approaching its peak and showing its full potential but can be kept for another 5 years.
Danilo Flakus was born in 1966 in Zgornja Kungota, Slovenia. He studied at the central agricultural school in Maribor, after which he started to work as a vineyard manager in Vinag acquiring vast knowledge of the vineyards in the area. In 1996 he joined Dveri-Pax as first employee of the company acting as a consultant to the owners. His other roles at that time were also vineyard manager and winemaking assistant. In 2006 Danilo Flakus became the chief oenologist and General manager of the Dveri-Pax winery.