Philipp Presents:
Furmint / Riesling
Méthode Traditionelle 2021
This is not Champagne. And it never wanted to be.
900 bottles. 48 months sur lie.
Basalt. Time. Patience.
This is only the second vintage we have ever made. And already a powerful statement of what Méthode Traditionelle can become on the volcanic slopes of Lake Balaton.
50 % Furmint / 50 % Riesling.
Harvested together in September 2021 from our best vineyard sites on Csobánc hill and spontaneously fermented together in used 500 l Stockinger barrels.
Tirage followed 6 months later in March 2022. The bottles then rested for 48 months on the lees and were traditionally riddled by hand before disgorgement in March 2026. Every single step – from base wine to tirage, second fermentation, lees ageing and disgorgement – was carried out entirely in-house in our cellar at VILLA TOLNAY.
With 12 % alcohol, 4 g/l dosage and a fine, delicate mousse, the wine shows remarkable precision, saline minerality and the unmistakable basalt character of our volcanic terroir.
Only 900 bottles produced.
Born from experimentation.
Driven by obsession.
