Karner Gábor Otthon #1
$29.99
Karner Gábor Otthon #1
When we began working together, the only two Kékfrankos Fanni and Gábor produced were the single vineyard Tavasz and Vitézföld. These need age, are intensely structured, and as amazing as they are, are both limited in quantity and deservedly expensive. This is the first time we can offer essentially an estate wine to introduce them.
Otthon, literally meaning “home,” is something that can be both field blended, blended across vintages, or both. Fanni admits that at first they were trying to create an easier kind of glouglou wine, but given their farming, the site, the grape and their cellar, it was all but impossible.
They didn’t want to pick earlier at the expense of ripeness, they didn’t want to macerate less than it needed to, and it needed more lees contact for stability. So after 2 weeks on the skins, 50% aged in barrel, 50% aged in plastic tank, it was bottled unfiltered with zero additions. They do not use pumps, don’t use stainless steel, and bottle by gravity. This is Kékfrankos through a unique Hungarian lens.
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Karner Gábor Otthon #1
Founded in 2000, Gábor Karner now has 5.5 hectares and along with his daughter Fanni, run the estate in the nearby village of Szűcsi. Gábor is also a founding member of Tőkések Mátra (Handcraft Winemaking Circle of Mátra) along with Bálint Losonci and Tamás Szecskő who live a few miles down the road in Gyöngyöspata. They devoted themselves to organic farming, low yields, spontaneous fermentations and no additions other than SO2.
As of the 2017 vintage, Gábor and Fanni do not add any additives of any kind. Along with the rhythm of growing and making wine, he’s also a long time drummer most notably of the band rock Æbsence. Drumming makes him happy. When you taste with him he’s constantly tapping the table and moving his feet. It’s also clear that having his daughter choose to work with him brings him even more happiness
Producer: Karner Gábor & Fanni
Appellation: Matrá, Hungary
Grape Composition: 100% Kékfrankos
Climate: Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Soils: Andesite, red clay, and chalk
Maceration & Aging: 2 weeks on the skins, 50% aged in barrel, 50% aged in plastic tank
Alcohol: 13.85%
Residual Sugar: 1 g/l
Acidity 6.6 g/l
| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 12 in |
| Type | Wine |
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| Winery/Vintner | Karner Gábor & Fanni |
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