Furmint
Organic, Sustainable, Vegan-Friendly, Volcanic
Medium Bodied
750ml
11.5% alc./vol

Gilvesy Pezsgő Sparkling Furmint Brut Nature 2019 ($312 per case)

Lake Balaton, Hungary

90 points - Wine Align

$52.00per bottle ($50.00per case)
6 bottles per case

Delicate & Creamy

This is a winery-direct offer. Place your order by December 20th and receive your wines in late March, 2024. To reserve your case of wine you only need to pay a $50 deposit today, the balance will be invoiced on arrival.

Robert, whose family is originally from Hungary, was born in Canada and grew up on a farm. After some years working as an architect, he found his passion in winemaking, and relocated to his grandparent's country to start a winery.

Brut Nature is made from Furmint grapes sourced from the organic Váradi vineyard. Aromas of white-fleshed and citrus fruit with hints of toast. Delicate on the palate with a creamy texture, subtle bubbles and yeasty notes complementing the aromas. A great example on how Furmint is well-suited to make sparkling wine especially from volcanic soil.

Furmint complements herb-crusted poultry or fish. You can also try it with delicate Asian dishes like sushi or dumplings.

Press Reviews

Wine Align

90 points - John Szabo, MS

Pure furmint, made from grapes harvested in the first pass through the vineyards in early September, leaving bunches for the still furmint to hang a little longer, essentially a late 'green' harvest. Spontaneous ferment of the base wine, usually no malo, though not actively prevented. Secondary fermentation is done at Garamvári in Budapest; zero dosage. The nose offers a fine mix of fresh fruit and evolving yeasty-autolysis character, but this falls very much on the youthful and fresh side of the spectrum, discreet and elegant. Acids are sharp and tight in the varietal idiom - this bottling spent 24 months on lees, though bottles remain undisgorged, and I look forward to tasting one of these more yeast-influenced bottles in future, which will surely add to the complexity as well as a bit of fat and protein on the palate. Effervescent is fine and refined in any case, and length is very good. Well made bubbles. 3000 bottles made. Tasted July 2023.