P.A.N.K. Pet Nat!

P.A.N.K. (Pálffy Attila Nemes Köveskál) is the natural wine side project of Attila Pálffy from Pálffy Pince. P.A.N.K. is both an acronym of his name and village (the noble [“nemes”] village of Köveskál), and an homage to Attila’s love of punk music and culture. The unfiltered and unfined P.A.N.K. Pet-Nats and Anfora wines caused a stir in Hungary when they were first released, and these wines - in perfect punk fashion - still run into problems with the national winemaking authorities, who will generally not approve cloudy wines for sale or export.

The P.A.N.K. wines come from the Pálffy’s organic vineyards in and around Köveskál. They have been organic since 2005, and in 2013 they started biodynamic winemaking on half of the estate. Attila works with very minimal intervention techniques in the cellar, such as spontaneous fermentation, zero sulfur, and no fining and filtering.

Vineyard size: 16 hectares

Grapes: Furmint, Tramini, Syrah, Kékfrankos, Olaszrizling

Soil and Terroir: volcanic basalt soils, Pannonian limestone rock

The AbNormal Orange Pet-Nat is a bright and aromatic Tramini (Traminer). It has flavors like green tea, kombucha and almonds. Dry, bright finish. 7 days skin contact. Unfined, unfiltered and not disgorged. Zero sulfur added. Certified organic farming.

The Pink Punk Pet-Nat 2020 is 100% Pinot Noir. It’s vibrant, with flavors like violet, strawberry and cranberry. Certified organic. Unfined, unfiltered and not disgorged. Zero sulfur added.

The Normal Pet-Nat is 100% Olaszrizling (Welschriesling). It was grown on the Pellengér vineyard, with mostly limestone soils. The vines are 50 years old. Whole cluster pressing and spontaneous fermentation. Unfined, unfiltered and not disgorged. Zero sulfur added. Certified organic farming.