P.A.N.K. - NORMAL Pet Nat 2024 Hungary Sparkling 750ml (11.5% abv)

Attila Pálffy is a seventh generation winemaker in the northern Hungarian village of Köveskál. P.A.N.K. (Pálffy Attila Natural Köveskál) started as Pálffy's natural wine side project, an homage to his love of punk music and culture, and quickly became his full-time job when the wines became an overnight sensation. The P.A.N.K. project is managed by Attila and his fiancée Orsolya, and consists of small-batch natural wines made in experimental styles. The family's organic vineyards are on Pannonian limestone, volcanic basalt rock and red sandstone. The winery is certified organic.

The Normal Pet-Nat is 100% Furmint, and was made from the free-run juice only. Flavors like nectarine, pear and green apple, with a vibrating liveliness on the palate and fine bubbles.

Whole cluster pressing and spontaneous fermentation. Unfined, unfiltered and not disgorged. Zero sulfur added. Certified organic farming.

Harvest: The harvest took place in September  Grapes were picked by hand. 
Varietals:  100% Furmint. 
Soil and estate: The grapes come from the Pécsely basin, which is 20 km from Köveskál. The slope faces 
southward and the soil is volcanic, mostly limestone. The vines were planted 8 years ago with a Royat 
cordon system.   
Fermentation: The Normal is the free-run must from the Furmint vineyard.  The juice was released after the grapes split under their own weight and by stamping, without pressing.  The must then settled for one night.  Fermentation occurred spontaneously with native yeasts in stainless steel.  The wine was then bottled and fermentation completed in bottle. The wines remained in bottle for five months before being released.  
Other details: No sulfites added.  No fining, filtering or disgorging.  Certified organic farming, no 
pesticides or herbicides. 1015 bottles produced. 

The label for the Normal Pet-Nat, with its “love is love” caption, was designed in solidarity with the Hungarian LGBTQ community after the government outlawed same-sex adoption in 2020.  

Technical data: 
a. Sulphur dioxide at bottling:  0/22 
b. PH:  3.14 
c. Acid (g/L):  8.25 
d. C6 sugars (g/L):  3.2 
f. 
CO2: 3.0 bar 

region: Köveskál, Hungary

varietal: 100% Furmint

style: pét-nat

farming/cellar: The juice was released after the grapes split under their own weight and by stamping, without pressing.  The must then settled for one night.  Fermentation occurred spontaneously with native yeasts in stainless steel.  The wine was then bottled and fermentation completed in bottle. The wines remained in bottle for five months before being released.  

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