Tornai Estate Zenit 2025

A glass of a grape you've probably never heard of — Zenit, a Hungarian cross found almost nowhere outside Somló, grown on volcanic soil that gives it more backbone than its obscurity suggests.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Zenit — a Hungarian cross of Bouvier and Ezerjó — grown on the volcanic basalt soils of Somló, a small hill in western Hungary whose wines have a centuries-old reputation for minerality and staying power.

Taste Profile: An inviting, fragrant nose of nectarine, mint and summer blossom leads into a zippy, high-acid palate with peach, wet-stone and a spicy finish — fresh and immediate rather than contemplative.

Winemaking Process: Fermented and matured with minimal intervention to preserve Zenit's natural aromatics and acidity, then released young to be drunk on its freshness.

Winemaker: The Tornai family has farmed Somló's volcanic slopes for three generations, focused on keeping rare local varieties like Zenit and Juhfark alive in a region most wine drinkers overlook entirely.