Troebel Wijnen
Sziegl - Jónás
Sziegl - Jónás
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The Wine & Winemaker
- Winemaker: Petra & Balázs Sziegl
- Region: Hajos Baja, Hungary
- Grape: Olaszrizling, Riesling, Hárslevelű & Cserszegi Fűszeres
The Story
We conclude this spectacular Hungarian journey with a final masterpiece from Petra and Balázs Sziegl. While their red Bábel is all about playfulness and their bubbly about pure energy, this Jónás is the serious thinker of the family. It is an extremely thoughtful blend of no less than four different grapes. To make things even more complex, Balázs divided the wine across three different vessels during aging: a portion went into classic oak, a portion into clay amphorae, and a portion remained in stainless steel.
The Vibe & Tasting Notes
The Jónás is a wine that demands and holds your attention. It is a brilliant liquid conversation between extreme freshness, floral aromatics, citrus tension, and gentle spice. Thanks to that incredible aging method, you will find a flawless balance between a full texture on one hand and crystal clear brightness on the other. It is a deep, layered wine that surprisingly never feels heavy or sluggish. Give this bottle some time, as it beautifully continues to evolve and change with every sip and every minute in your glass.
Why natural wine costs more, and why it’s worth it
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No shortcuts
Growers who refuse pesticides and chemical additives accept that they’ll lose a significant part of their harvest to weather, disease, and unpredictable nature, but they do it to keep their wines pure, alive, and honest.
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Risk and loss
Nature swings between plenty and scarcity; frost, hail, heat and ferments can erase volumes, fewer bottles must carry the farm’s costs, with ageing measures adding expense to keep the wine clean and true over time.
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Integrity and handwork
Hands replace chemicals: they weed, manage canopies, pick, and sort by hand; presses and gravity moves protect texture, while cleanliness and patient ageing deliver purity without shortcuts, increasing labor but preserving integrity in every bottle.
