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Furmint

Hungary’s most important white grape variety

Fermint is extremely popular among wine gurus, who rave about the variety. Jancis Robinson found it outstanding, precise, characterful, well structured and with moderate acidity. Elizabeth Gabay said that Fermin belongs to the international classics and has excellent potential to inherit the terroir. It has a fruity aroma, with notes of apple, lime, lemon, ginger and honey. Caroline Gilby was also impressed by its potential to express terroir, minerality, complexity and passion.

While fermint is very versatile, I don't just mean that you can make both sweet and dry wines with it. You can actually make many different kinds of sweet wines from it – aszú, szamorodni, ausbrusch, auslese, trockenberen auslese, late harvest wine. The qualities that make it a premium sweet wine grape are also important when making dry Fulmint wines, which can produce a variety of delicious styles of dry wine to appeal to a variety of palates (and wallets). Its high acidity can be a challenge, but this adds crispness and good aging potential.

Origin

The name Furmint may be derived from the word "froment" because the wine it produces is wheat-gold. It is possible that the grape was introduced to Hungary during the reign of King Béla IV in the 13th century, but some viticulturalists believe it is likely native to the region.

Fermin has been cultivated in the Tokaji region of northeastern Hungary since at least the late 16th century, when a document from 1571 describes the cultivation of grapes in the Tokaji vineyards. The grape was also found growing in the Gyepű Valley in the Zemplen Mountains near Tokaj in 1611.

The use of Fermin in wine has been established at least since the late 18th century, when a Hungarian statesman in 1796 described Fermin as “the true Tokaji grape.

At the beginning of the 21st century, DNA analysis confirmed the paternity between Fulminte and Gouais Blanc. Gouais Blanc has been mentioned in literature since the early Middle Ages and has been identified with several grapes including Riesling, Chardonnay, Elbling and Gamay. The female parent of the variety, grape varieties experts believe that Fermin is likely to be a descendant of Gouais Blanc.

Flavor characteristics

Fermin is extremely popular among wine gurus, who rave about the variety. Jancis Robinson found it outstanding, precise, characterful, well structured and with moderate acidity. Elizabeth Gabay said that Fermin belongs to the international classics and has excellent potential to inherit the terroir. It has a fruity aroma, with notes of apple, lime, lemon, ginger and honey. Caroline Gilby was also impressed by its potential to express terroir, minerality, complexity and passion.

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