Wassmann Pince

SAUVIGNON

2018

Ralf Wassmann and Susann Hanauer spontaneously bought a small old-fashioned winemaking property with grapes and peach trees in the southernmost region of Villány in 1998. Within two weeks of their first visit to Hungary, they packed up and moved from Germany (where Ralf was a winemaker) to Pécsdevecser, a once-Swabian settlement with German roots. They came to natural winemaking quite instinctively, wishing to make delicious, well-balanced wines with minimal intervention that respected the land on which they lived and worked. They were the first winery in Hungary to certify organic (2003) and the second to certify biodynamic (2011).

Ralf and Susann always aim to make a harmonious Cabernet Sauvignon, without too much density or alcohol. The result in 2018 was undoubtedly a success – the wine is silky and juicy, with aromas of black pepper, sour cherry and tobacco.  Cassis, blackberries and cacao on the palate, with a long lingering finish. The wine was fermented spontaneously with native yeasts, and aged for 17 months in 220 liter used Hungarian and French oak barrels. Unfiltered and unfined, zero sulfur added.

Winner, Vince Natural Wine Blind Tasting, 2023.