Nose
The Merlot shines through in this wine offering a very warming and plush ripe plum softness on the aromas next to cinnamon-like spiciness and lovely herbal freshness.
Palate
On the palate, merlot’s texture shines through with a rich yet extremely velvety body, dark chocolate, and ripe plum flavors with an endlessly long and fresh aftertaste of spice-infused plum preserve. Textural and full-bodied wine, beautifully balanced by great freshness and vibrant acidity. What a treat! Merlot lovers do not miss this one out!
Growing Conditions
Lean, elegant, and balanced wines were produced from the 2020 vintage. The late bud-break given by the unusually long winter next to a colder-than-usual summer and an extraordinarily warm September created the perfect balance between freshness and ripeness.
Blend of two estate-grown vineyards: Makár and Zuhánya located in Siklós, a sub-region of Villány. The backbone of this wine is given by the Merlot grown in the Makár vineyard. Its high elevation, good airflow, and strong diurnal shift create wines with a distinct finesse and balance that represents the Siklós area’s personality. Zuhánya’s younger vineyards provide freshness and vibrancy to the blend. These two -and very different- locations combined create the flagship wine of the Sauska winery: Cuvée 7 Siklós.
Bottling
Available formats: 0,75 L, Magnum.
Winemaking
After a 3-tier thorough selection of hand-picked clusters, the grapes were de-stemmed and after a couple of hours of pre-fermentative cold soak, the fermentation started. Fermentation happened in stainless steel tanks. After 35 days of skin contact, the wine was gently pressed.
Aging
Aged for 15 months in 225-liter French barrels. 30% new oak was used. Bottle aging: 2 years.
