Jakot

2017
Italy
Friuli

100% Tocai Friulano. All of Radikon's whites are made in the same way: the organically farmed, stunningly low-yield, hand-harvested fruit is destemmed and gently crushed with a pneumatic press. It is placed in old Slavonian oak vats and fermented with native yeasts. It macerates with the skins for around 3 months—however long it takes to reach total dryness--with no temperature control and no sulfur. The wine is racked and aged on its lees in huge Slavonian oak casks (25-35-hectoliter) for 3-4 years, racked twice a year. The wine is then bottled without sulfur and without filtration. The bottles are aged for several years before release. “Jakot” is a thumbing of the nose at the EU—a reversal of “Tokaj”—since the use of the word Tokai/Tokaj was banned for the grape except in Hungary. 

94 points
"A perfumed mix of crushed peaches and nectarines, dusty dried florals, incense and stone dust captivates as the 2017 Jakot opens in the glass. While round and silky in feel, this impresses with an intense core of sour citrus and salty minerals, while taking on a tropical florality toward the close. Green melon, hints of kiwi, blood orange, gingery spice…the list goes on and on, as this lingers incredibly long. The 2017 is insanely beautiful and layered, yet be aware that production was down by 30% in this vintage. The Jakot is a varietal Tocai Friulano that goes through three months of skin contact before refining for another three years in large neutral oak casks."
Eric Guido,
Vinous Media
April 2022

SKU/Code: 
DB0049-17
Product Line: 
Wine
Orange
Varietal: 
Tokai Friulano (Friulano)
Farming Type: 
Organic