Szent Donát Slikker Olaszrizling Vineyard Selection 2022 (Csopak)
Uniqueness of the wine: This wine is a sip of the essence of the Balaton Highlands, the "real Csopak". All the minerality and elegance of the red sandstone and clay soil of the Slikker vineyard in Csopak are contained in this Olaszrizling.
Aroma and taste: Medium intensity, straw yellow colour with greenish reflections. Notes of quince, wild pear, and chestnut mix with a delicate, salty-mineral background in its scent. Full-bodied, creamy, vibrant acid structure on the palate, with a long and memorable finish.
Production characteristics: Organic cultivation, short skin maceration, gravitational settling, bottling without filtration.
Serving tip and food pairing: Chilled, at 8-10°C. With grilled pike-perch, zander, fresh salads, or light chicken risotto.
Mood: Summer afternoon on the terrace, light friendly conversation, the Balaton feeling.
Nyári Pince, Szent-György hegyi Kéknyelű
Uniqueness of the wine: The winery has been consistently producing excellent Kéknyelű vintages for many years, a variety found on barely 50 hectares in the country. Its popularity among experienced wine consumers is outstanding.
Aroma and taste: Pale lemon yellow with greenish reflections. Restrained elegance in the nose, notes of green apple, citrus, and delicate flowers, with the smoky minerality of St. George Hill's basalt in the background. Tight, vibrant, mild saltiness, and citrus, pear flavours on the palate.
Production characteristics: Aged for more than a year in oak barrels. The higher acidity (6.5 g/l) is balanced by the residual sugar (5.5 g/l), making the wine more harmonious.
Serving tip and food pairing: At 9-11°C, with Balaton roasted bream, fresh goat cheese salads.
Mood: Complex, layered, sophisticated, and intellectual. For special occasions when you have time to immerse yourself in the details.
Móri Brigád Vén Kecske Ezerjó 2022 (Mór)
Uniqueness of the wine: Barrel aging, which adds barrel notes and complexity to the Ezerjó alongside crisp acids, showing a new face of the variety.
Aroma and taste: Light straw yellow, fresh, energetic. Aroma of pear, apple, barrel notes (coconut, vanilla), cognac-like opening, vanilla/creamy creaminess. Acids are beautifully integrated with citrus flavours.
Production characteristics: Grapes from the Vén and Kecske vineyards, partly reductive, partly aged in 500-litre wooden barrels for 5 months on fine lees.
Serving tip and food pairing: At 11-13°C, with roasted chicken dishes, aged cheeses.
Mood: Youthful, energetic, complex; for longer, deeper conversations.
Kolonics Nagy-Somlói Juhfark 2022 (Nagy-Somló)
Uniqueness of the wine: Conveys the fiery, volcanic soul of Somló. A rare Hungarian variety with the hill's characteristic salty, smoky, basalt minerality.
Aroma and taste: Medium golden yellow. Basalt, flinty minerality, quince, yellow apple, fine barrel spices in the nose. Full-bodied, concentrated, marked acidity, creamy texture, salty finish.
Production characteristics: Spontaneous fermentation, in 1000-litre Hungarian oak barrels for 10 months.
Serving tip and food pairing: Aerated, at 11-13°C, with fatty fish, roast pork, rich chicken paprikash.
Mood: Ancient, powerful, meditative; demands attention, for characterful wines.
Prantner Szekszárdi Kadarka 2024 (Szekszárd)
Uniqueness of the wine: Fruity, intense, carries the unique stylistic features of light Kadarkas. A favourite at our wine tastings.
Aroma and taste: Translucent light ruby red, fruity and spicy scent (raspberry, rosehip, red currant, paprika spiciness). Taste is light, luscious, silky tannins, lively acids.
Production characteristics: Quick, reductive process in steel tanks to emphasize fruitiness.
Serving tip and food pairing: At 13-14°C, with pizza, tomato pastas, light stew dishes.
Mood: Playful, bohemian, full of life; for friendly gatherings, relaxed garden barbecues, busy weekday evenings.
Németh Janó Könnyűszél Szekszárdi Bikavér 2020 (Szekszárd)
Uniqueness of the wine: Friendly, fruity, lovable Bikavér. Elegant, spicy, easy-drinking blend from the heart of Szekszárd.
Aroma and taste: Deep ruby, complex, mature red wine. Scent of black cherry, plum, dark chocolate, tobacco, fine spices. Full-bodied, fruity, velvety tannins, elegant acid backbone, long spicy finish.
Production characteristics: Kékfrankos, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Kadarka blended after separate fermentation, 14 months in second- and third-fill casks and barrique barrels.
Serving tip and food pairing: At 16-17°C, stews, roasts, Hungarian dishes, semi-hard cheeses. Style notes come out more clearly after aeration.
Mood: Warm, homely, hospitable; for family lunches, friendly dinners.
