2015 SANDAHL 'DRY HONEY'
(rhine) riesling, bishop backyard vineyard, rare peak grade, badacsony, hungary.
 

 
Label story
  • The theme for 2015 is fragrance of our wines. This selected vinyard wine has a label "Dry honey", because it smells a lot from honey (but is not sweet).
 
2015 'Dry honey' originates from
  • Bishop Backyard 1st fraction
 
Link to Google map of vineyards location
 
Video clips from 2015 harvest
 
Tasting soon after bottling (summer 2016)
  • Color: Middle yellow
  • Smell: No surprise - a lot of honey, also lime, elegant botrytis in the background, fresh.
  • Taste: Rich, mighty, well made, without any sharp corners, stylishness beats body, typically the 20115 vintage.
  • Judgment: A majestic wine with the elegance intact, seldom seen combination of power and subtleness.
 
Tasting summer 2017
  • Color: Bright yellow
  • Smell: Sweet, sweet smell from dried fruit, apricots and peaches.
  • Taste: Thick, fat, rich but soft taste, an out-of-the-world concentration.
  • Judgment: Indisputably the greatest wine we have made so far, if preferring this style (like we do).
 
Analysis
  • Analysis (OBI):
  • Alcohol: 14.5 %
  • Sugar: 5.5 g/l
  • Acidity: 5.3 g/l
  • Vol.acid: 0.63 g/l
  • Bottle: 750 ml
 
Awards

2017 Decanter gold medal, 95 points

Decanter tasting protocol:
Lovely, inviting, pure lemony nose. The palate displays intense white peach and orange blossom characters. Lovely intensity and vibrancy here. Still youthful but very promising with a long, minerally finish.

 

 

 

 
Our other wines

Find below clickable links to all our other wines produced since 2010. Observe, that earlier vintages use to be sold out since long. Yellow means rare peaks, gray means mid ranges, and light blue means solid grounds.

  2010 The stamp, Recept  
  2011 Magic rain, Cappuccino oil, Give me five  
  2012 Laundry hanger, Multiplexor, Rake & scoop, Elephant tap, Box fixture  
  2013 Count down, All of a kind, Gold standard, Secret  
  2014 S.O.S., m.m.s.  
  2015 Dry honey, Wet stones, Citrus x Limon, Bear glue, Bella sunrise, Tussilago  
  2016 Banana split, Chicken year, Street smart, Tie mania  
  2017 Ball of fame, Crystal cut, Rabbit periscope, Shop stop  
  2018 Oh deer, Sign up, Not yet, By the way, Dig it  
  2019 Birdie Num Num, Brave Birds, Starling Village, Air Dive  
  2020 Thor's hammer -Mjölnir-, Freya's amulet -Brisingamén-, Odin's horse -Sleipnir-  
  2021 Somewhere Eltz, Cottage cheese, Tent-a-tive  
  2022 Evergreen, Golden moments, Roses darling, Out of the Bluee  
 
Internet
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