Pontica – Móri Ezerjó, 2006

About Pontica Bt.

According to this web site, Pontica was established in 2004 to produce mainly Ezerjó late harvest dry wines, but soon they realized that Ezerjó is suitable for botrytis rotting. Altogether they’re cultivating 0,7 hectares in the Mór region, 91% of it being 20-40 years old Ezerjó vines. The total expected output in 2008 will be only 2000 bottles. Their Ezerjó 2005 was elected wine of the city of Mór in 2007. They proudly consider themselves a family winery producing handicraft wines. As you may suspect, this is not a widely available wine.

The review

Deep golden color, almost brown. It’s intense in all kinds of sun-dried fruits smell (of both continental and tropical fruits) and taste but mostly apricot and a little bit of almond and a pale walnut tone. It’s a bit sweet but it’s supported by nice acids and minerals. It reminds me of better dry Szamorodnis.

You can also feel a great deal of acacia honey and maple syrup or simply regular raisin. And a lot of tangerine, sun-dried tangerine. And they all come very intensely.

It’s a little bit syrup-like to my taste but all above and significant amounts of minerals in taste compensate for it. Actually as time passes minerals become dominant and provide a long-lasting finish. It’s a very pleasant rustic wine. It’s complex and round, almost robust, not very elegant but very attractive.

Score: 7-

Price: I think it I paid around EUR 8 for it, but I’ not sure. Then it would be 8 euros very well spent.