Bott
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Proprietor: József and Judit Bodó Founded: 2006 Website: Bott Winery Country Location: Hungary József and Judit Bodó are from Csallóköz, an ethnic Hungarian region in Slovakia, which is not exactly a wine growing area. Following her love of wine Judit went to work for a producer in South Tirol who later hired her onto a project in Tokaj managing the affairs of a small artisan winery: Füleky. Heeding the dream of his wife to have their own winery in Tokaj, József took on the labor of actually looking for vineyards. Upon discovering Csontos, Judit said, “he could not sleep at night”. While she credits József as the realist, their passion for Tokaji is clearly a shared one. After the birth of their son, they focused solely on their own family winery. He more on the vines, her on the wines. In 2005 they harvested fruit from 1 ha and in 2006 Bott became a registered winery. Today the couple tends about 5 ha spread among various sites most near the village of Erdobeny, each year adding to their holdings what the previous vintage allows them to afford. Considering they are relative new comers to the region and their minuscule production the substantial acclaim the Bott wines have received both locally and internationally is remarkable. Judit Bott was recently featured in a New York Times article on Tokaj Hidden in Hungary,Treasures on the Vine. Wines:
Bott-rytis - 375ml2009 $29.95 The name “Bott-rytis” is a playful take of the wine maker’s family name Bott and the technical wine term “botrytis” or noble ro... more > 
Csontos Furmint2009 $28.95 The pride of Bott is the 1.2 ha of Furmint they farm in the 17 ha Csontos vineyard with an additional 2 ha in early cultivation. This spe... more > 
Határi Hárslevelű2009 $28.95 About a mile from the vineyard of Csontos, along the south facing slopes overlooking Erdobeny Bott maintains 1.5 ha of vines in the class... more > |