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June 3, 2019
20-buck bottle: A dry Slovenian furmint
Great values can be found among lesser-known grapes
Wine: Kobal Furmint
Available at: Bond Street Wines
Price: $19.99
On the nose: Peachy, with some salinity
On the palate: Notes of tart stone fruit, with a minerality to it
On the plate: We’d love this wine chilled with a mayo-based shrimp or lobster roll.
Our take: Furmint is known mostly for being used in Hungarian wine Tokaji, but this dry version from Slovenia is an easy drinker. It has a light to medium body and is balanced, but leans towards acidic. You can get great values from under-discovered wine regions like Slovenia, and this is certainly one. We think this wine is best sipped cold. —Kristen Wile
