Winery MacikFurmint
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Macik's Furmint.
Discover the grape variety: Furmint
Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.
Informations about the Winery Macik
The Winery Macik is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Tokajská to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tokajská
The wine region of Tokajská of Slovak Republic. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ostrožovič or the Domaine Tokaj & Co produce mainly wines white, sweet and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tokajská are Furmint et Harslevelu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tokajská often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or oak.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
