Jakot

Italy
Friuli
2019

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. 

91 points
"Decidedly spicey, the 2019 Bianco Jakot reminds me of my childhood days drinking lemon-tinged sun tea, along with a twist of ginger and wild herbs. This is soft textured and round with a purity seldom seen. Brisk acidity excites green apple and young pear notes. A hint of lime adds a pleasant tart tension toward the close. A saturation of savory spice remains while finishing lightly tannic and tremendously long. The Jakot is a varietal Tocai Friulano."
Eric Guido,
Vinous Media
December 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB0049-19
Product Line: 
Wine
Orange
Varietal: 
Tokai Friulano (Friulano)
Farming Type: 
Organic